Poetry Published:
The Feast – published by ‘Oiwi: A Native Hawaiian Journal Volume 4: Kupa’a Makou Mahope ‘o ka ‘Aina
Fingernail Hawaiian – published by ‘Oiwi: A Native Hawaiian Journal Volume 4: Kupa’a Makou Mahope ‘o ka ‘Aina
The Cow’s Fault – published by Five 2 One Magazine‘s Literary Sideshow
Taste – published by Five 2 One Magazine’s Literary Sideshow
Short Stories:
Da Fall in Da Usher House : An Adaptation of of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher published by Vice-Versa Journal
Dass Why Hahd published by Hawai’i Review, Issue #73, Winter
Be the Goddess published by Luna Station Quarterly
Nigerian Prince published by Nat.Brut
Makakilo Mascot published by Bamboo Ridge, Issue 126,
Chapbooks:
Novels:
Fricken Kids published by Makali’i Productions
Makena’s Shadow, published by Hoku Books
News writing:
Honolulu Parenting Examiner (2008-2016)
Music/Staff writer for Leeward Community College’s Ka Mana’o Newspaper (1993-1995)
Song lyrics:
- Hawaii My Home
- Hero (co-written with artist, Kukahi)
- Ghost Story
- Edge of the World
- Trouble
- That Girl
- Throw Out the Bong (co-written with artist, Kukahi)
- I Am the Earth
- Live Out Your Dreams
- I’ll Be Here
- We Got Each Other (co-written with artist, Kukahi)
- Love in Vain
- Waiting For You (co-written with artist, Kukahi)
- I Don’t Like You (co-written with artist, Kukahi)
- Hey (co-written with artist, Kukahi)
Award Winning Writing:
You (Vocal runner up, Inverse challenge AND Vocal top story)
Savor Some Real Hawaiian Flavor (Vocal runner up, Nourish Challenge)
Good Sexts (Vocal top story)
Every Day Something New (Vocal top story)
Truth Is (Vocal top story)
Illogical Fear (Vocal top story)
Beauty and the Beast (Vocal top story)
Author Readings:
M.I.A. Honolulu, release party for Hawai’i Review Winter 2011, #73: read my story, Dass Why Hahd
Native Books Hawai’i, end of makahiki party: poems from ‘Oiwi: A Native Hawaiian Journal
Other blogs:
www.mamasdramas.wordpress.com (est. 2008) www.wordcrisps.com (est. 2010) www.frickenhippie.com (est. 2010)
Writing Education:
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Concordia St. Paul, Bachelors of Arts in English, Chaminade University
Additional writing classes taken at Harvard Extension, Gotham Writers Workshop NYC starting 2005.
Currently taking writing courses from NYU (Screenwriting & Journalism) and UCLA Extension (Publishing and Editing)
Media Coverage:
Midweek article, July 2013 An Interview regarding my newly released book, “Fricken Kids”
Other Writing Experience:
Copywriter: Ad work, employee handbooks, web page writing, other literature for retail and service based companies.
Social media management & marketing : managed social media accounts for brands and individuals.
Current Projects:
Working on a rom-com/chick-lit novel, and a raunchy short story compilation.
*Note: I sometimes use AI for fun, to create images based off of my own photos but I have never and will never use it to cheat or write.
I am proud to say that all of my work and ideas are original and authentically produced by me, the good old fashioned human way: with my hands, my brain, my thoughts, prayers, sweat, tears, laughter, frustration, my life experiences, and my own imagination.
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