FICTION

plays

August Turner vs. The World

A one act comedic play following the messy sex lives of a chaotic group of trans friends. Performed as a staged reading at Santa Clara University's New Playwrights' Festival 2024.

Dr. Gatekeeper

A short play riffing on my experiences with a shitty psychiatrist. A psychiatry abolition manifesto by way of Kafka's The Trial. Written for a disability studies class in 2024.

It's Only A Trick

A hypnotherapist and a stage magician walk into a bar... A short play about tricks, illusions, and the true nature of magic. Performed as a staged reading at Santa Clara University's New Playwrights' Festival 2023.

The Boy Who Disappeared

A monologue that was originally performed as a part of and carry what lingers... a student devised play created at Santa Clara University in 2023 under the supervision of Brian Thorstenson.

short stories

Palisade Station

A short story about an immortal man living on a space station and one long night he spends searching for a friend. Written during the sumer of 2024. (CW: substance abuse as self harm)

NONFICTION

essays

Trans Politics on the British Stage

An analysis of Abigail Thorn's politics of transness and how they appear in her play The Prince. Written for a class on social justice & the arts in 2024.

A Matter of Tempests

A comparison of Shakespeare's The Tempest and Aime Cesaire's A Tempest, a post-colonial retelling of the story. Written for a class about marginalized identities & performance in 2022.