And the lights are not fluorescent, and there are no words on the page.

My final portfolio for one of the creative writing courses I took based around exploring the creative nonfiction essay in its many literary forms, with any and all identifying names or signifiers censored out.

(Note: The author's preface was written with the intention of only being read by my professor, who had already read each rough draft of every piece, but I left it intact because I felt it set the tone of the collection quite well)