Finding the “write” path…

As a teen, I wrote fiction steeped in fantasy. My first crack at undergrad centered around political science papers and creative writing workshops. In my early 20s, I landed a gig as a publicist for a local brewery and stepped away from school to focus on press releases and media correspondences. Over the next seven years, I’d pick up additional income as a freelance copywriter. Creative composition came back into the fold in 2013 when I entered my slam poet era. Spoken word poetry brought me to Nationals in California, and when I returned, I began to open businesses. My passion for words inspired a used bookstore, and a few years later, I opened The Nook on Robinson, a craft beer bar I still co-own and operate today. Spring of ’24, I re-enrolled in undergrad to finish my writing degree. I’d hoped my return to school would inspire me to work on my sci-fi dystopia novel, but instead, outside of coursework, I’ve found myself writing creative non-fiction.