Creative Writing Samples

Creative work brings me pure, simple joy. If I’m not writing to educate, I’m writing to create.

My short story Diamonds and Rose Dust explore cycles of abuse and addiction.The narrator’s feverish journal entries revolve around a strange drug called ‘Rose Dust,’ and its effects on him and his shipmates as they hunt for whales in the arctic. Read it here.

A Game of Princes and Pirates, another short work, investigates the strain of responsibility on familial bonds. Crown Prince Hadrian and his younger brother, Morgan, have grown up inseparably. But as the boys’ father, the king, grows sicker and sicker, the increasing demands of Hadrian’s imminent ascension challenge his bond with Morgan. Read an excerpt here.

Academic Writing Sample

I have demonstrated range and excellence through my academic work, recognized with publications and award grants across my time in university.

This is an excerpt of “The Stories that Shape History: The Formation of the Pirate Myth in A General History of the Pyrates”. My article is published in the Spring 2024 Volume of The James Blair Historical Review, a competitive undergraduate peer-reviewed journal which features historical scholarship from across the United States. My argument draws on contemporary and eighteenth century sources to understand the modern pirate archetype. Read it here.