[FEATURED on @WattpadPoetry 's "Positive Vibrations" Reading List]-1/10/2020 [FEATURED on @IAmStrong- 's "And I'll rise up, I'll rise like the day" Reading List]-1/01/2020 Live Performance Poems. Each piece reveals bits of my story. This is an attempt to reach out to people who have gone through similar experiences. I am putting my story out there to show you that you are not alone. With each performance, I will post the lyrics and a small discussion. In the heart of Norfolk, VA, off of 35th Street, there lies a place of healing, a place of love, pain, passion, and compassion. "All are welcome who come in peace."-JM SECOND PLACE WINNER in The Splash Poetry Awards hosted by @TheMonthlyAwards

Leaving behind everything she's ever known, Emilee enters a world of high glamour and even higher stakes. The new freedom that comes with being a part of the Famoux is intoxicating, but behind the perfect image lies an ugly truth - being popular is a matter of life or death. ***** Out of the wreckage of environmental collapse, the country of Delicatum emerged. Its most popular celebrities are the Famoux, uniquely beautiful stars of a reality TV show called the Fishbowl. In a world still recovering from catastrophe, they provide a 24/7 distraction. Sixteen-year-old Emilee Laurence is obsessed with the Famoux - they provide a refuge from her troubled home life and the bullies at school. When she receives an unimaginable offer to become a member herself, she takes it. But soon she realizes that fame can be deadly... Content and trigger warning: This story depicts mental health issues and contains scenes of violence. [[word count: 350,000-400,000 words]]

Hadley Jamison doesn't know what to think when she hears that her classmate, Archer Morales, committed suicide. She didn't exactly know him, but that doesn't stop her from feeling like there was something she could have done to help him. So to Hadley's surprise, on the very night of Archer's funeral, she has a run in with Death himself and is offered the chance to go back in time to stop Archer from ending his life. The catch? She only has twenty-seven days to do it. And if Hadley doesn't succeed? Well, she doesn't want to think about that.

Book 2 of The Famoux Trilogy! Updated every Friday for #FamouxFriday.