❝The ocean's essence is deep. Beyond what the eye can see, beyond what the hand can reach. But it's so much deeper than we perceive. It's an underwater city of thoughts.❞ A collection of vivid oceanic poems. Includes a variety of forms including haiku, acrostics, and sonnets on a variety of ocean-related topics and ideas.

Melody Hayes has always felt an urge to be near the Sea. And if she isn't she gets horribly sick until she can once again smell it's salt on the breeze. The California beaches welcome her until her adoptive parents decide to move away to the Oregon Coast. But soon after Melody is dragged under the cold frigid waves where she discovers the truth of her heritage and the expectations that await her, beneath the sea. ~ 3rd place Polaroid Awards spring 2018 ~ *Complete, but will be edited in the future*

Emily Carver has had a horrible childhood. Her mother died when she was 12. Now Emily is turning 16 and hopes desperately that something for the better will happen. But it all starts with the moon!