This is a chapter from my first manuscript, Leaving Burbank. It's 2,986 words and is completely fiction.

An idea for how the opening of Finding Fatty, my second manuscript, would be. There's a bit of humor but it's mostly pretty serious. My big hesitation is that it is just the start to a story, not a lot more. 2,579 words.

This is a scene from Finding Fatty, my second manuscript. I enjoy the awkwardness of the conversation and the humor. 1,639 words.

This is an essay written in Germany about getting my appendix taken out. It's 1,440 words. I would try to make it feel more like fiction, putting a bit more context in to let it stand on its own.