I write fiction, but this blog contains many different examples of my work, like personal updates and observations that are not fiction.

This can be overwhelming to a reader visiting my site for the first time.

So I’ve created this quick guide to showcase appropriate examples of each genre I write in:

FICTION / NONFICTION – OBSERVATIONS / CREATIVE NONFICTION

Click on a quote if you’d like to read more!

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[FICTION]

These are short stories I have written. They are not true accounts, but they are inspired by my own experiences.

 

– The Legacy of Queso Champ –

This story won the 2018 Charles Gordone Award in Undergraduate Fiction; it tells the story of a boyhood friendship as it progresses through time.

Back in elementary school, Queso Champ snuck around the bar of the cafeteria and swiped a whole package of Kraft Singles when none of the cafeteria ladies where looking. He ran back over to our table and devoured the entire pack in under a minute. . .

– What Happens When a Poem Goes through the Washer –

This story is about a young man’s night out at several bars, his drunken antics and his poetic hangover.

“What are we gonna toast to?” I asked as I turned towards her, glass raised in hand. With a big smile she said, “To NO more kisses!”

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[NONFICTION – OBSERVATIONS/UPDATES]

These are true accounts regarding various aspects of my life, such as being an Aggie.

 

– Patterns, Perspective –

An observation on my iPhone camera roll, along with a little discussion of art.

I really don’t know what I’m going to do in the future. I have no plans. It almost seems hopeless. But I will go forward, without fear, into the vanishing point.

– A Visit to the Aggie Bonfire Memorial –

A random journey to a scared location in Aggieland; poems of life frozen in bronze; a realization of duty and honor.

I was absorbed in the sanctity of it all — the green plains and hills that surround the memorial remove you from the bustle of A&M and pull you into what is known as the spirit of Aggieland.

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[NONFICTION – CREATIVE NONFICTION]

These are true reflections on my life, written in style that exceeds the normal creative significance of an observation or update.

 

– Tell Me of What I Dream –

An account of my struggles in dancing with death.

It’s like an awkward conversation; like asking your own ghost to remind you of dreams you’ve forgotten. I’ve had to ask twice.

– High School Boy –

In a letter to my younger, I try to say that life changes but problems remain familiar.

She’ll tell you of things she’s never told anyone and you’ll carry those secrets like a sort of unpronounceable cancer. . .

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