“I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart’s affections and the truth of imagination.” — John Keats
I am a writer trying to make my way in this wide, wondrous world. I love wandering forest paths, chance meetings, baking, horseback riding, traveling…
I wrote and illustrated my first book while in kindergarten and have been writing ever since. My entire life involves stories, whether I’m telling them around a campfire, pouring them into a book, or providing them as the basis of a film in a script, they are constantly swimming in my breast like playful dolphins.
Stories have the ability to stir passion and change opinions faster than any political movement, and books and films are the most accessible stories of our time. Mythology has greatly influenced me, and as a storyteller, I carry the weight of our ancestors and our unborn. I feel a responsibility to maintain my integrity through the art I create. Speaking of poetry as a metaphor for all writing, I believe Percy Shelley best expresses this sentiment: “Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.”
