A collection of poems. I moved my short stories to their own book. Once Upon a Time (an ode to Wattpad), The Most Important Elf (Christmas story), Essence of Gissella (teen dealing with depression), and Commander Billy(sci-fi) are all short stories worthy of a good read, in my humble opinion lol.

Written for the Christmas Competition 2013, it's a twist on the usual festive, homey stories that you've probably encountered during this time of the year ;) Hope y'all like it!

The memory of her first candy cane helps Maria discover the true spirit of Christmas within herself.

Gwendolyn wasn't expecting anything to happen this Christmas. To her, Christmas was just another day. Until she says something that even she hadn't expected.

Despite his newfound popularity, Shaq just can't find the energy to fit in with his 'girlfriend' Rochelle's crowd. It's going to be a lonely Christmas Eve for him; even the party going on around him does nothing to cheer him up, which quickly draws unwanted attention from Rochelle. Unwanted in more ways than one...