Twin

Twin is the novel that I have been working on since 2023, my largest passion project, and the thesis that I submitted for the Capstone Program in English at the University of Michigan. It explores the interconnected lives of two protagonists living a decade and a continent apart; the only catch being that they are the same person. In one story, Eli struggles with his faith, his family, and his (lack of) friends—in short, with the painful realities of childhood and adolescence. In another, Hannah deals with the detached ennui that once shielded her from the worst of her feelings, physical and mental separation from the past and her family, doomed relationships, and the hunt for a job and a way of life that doesn’t feel like it’s slowly killing her.

A few excerpts from this novel draft are available below:

Short Stories

THALASSOPHILIA.

A salesman-slash-scammer makes his way towards the water with which he has been obsessed all his life. He sinks deeper and deeper into the heart and soul of Montevideo, finding himself enchanted by the city, its beaches, and its too-wealthy, too-gullible tourists.

don’t cry

don’t cry

16-year-old Michael Feng has received the worst news imaginable: he has less than a year left to live. With the help of his best friend Valerie, he endeavors to create and complete a bucket list, and to do all the things he was too scared to do when he still had a future to safeguard. The first item on his list is simple—don’t cry.