Creative Writing
The creative writing samples featured on this page illustrate my ample creative writing and editing skills, and highlight my expressive expertise. These pieces also demonstrate my ability to meet demands as they were written with specific instructions, which are identified in their descriptions.
Maine Furniture Banks and Their Fruitful Benefits
This long-form magazine piece features my nonfiction writing skills and showcases my ability to effectively illustrate scenes and capture the voices of others. For this piece, I was asked to create a magazine feature that emphasized the importance of furniture banks. Writing devices such as foreshadowing detail, imagery, and pathos are heavily employed throughout this piece as a means to reach the audience.
Carmel Doesn't Change
This published essay features my nonfiction writing skills and illustrates my ability to meet demands. For this piece, I was asked to use food as a vehicle for internal reflection. Writing devices such as foreshadowing detail, imagery, irony, and metaphor are heavily employed throughout this essay as a means to reach the audience.
A Naive Heart
This nonfiction essay emphasizes my narrative ability, as well as my creative writing skills. For this piece, I was asked to use narration as a vehicle throughout the story. Along with narration, foreshadowing detail, metaphor, and imagery are effectively employed to connect with the reader.