Storytelling has been part of me for as long as I can remember. As a child, I wrote constantly, creating worlds, characters, and emotional landscapes that had no limits, filled with a sense of fun and a touch of magic. That instinct never left, even when life took me in other directions.

For many years, I tried to write a book the “right” way. Structured. Polished. Acceptable. But it wasn’t until I let go of expectations and returned to writing with honesty and intuition that my work found its voice.

That’s how Since You’ve Been Gone came to life, an epistolary novel exploring grief, friendship, and the enduring nature of connection. I showed up each day with one rule: write 2,500 words. From there, I surrendered to the story. I followed it as it unfolded, and at times it felt like taking dictation, listening and writing without trying to control what came next.

Alongside this work, I am developing additional fiction projects, many of which interestingly circle similar emotional terrain, friendship, loss, and what remains after. Not as an exercise in darkness, but as an exploration of resilience, love, and the ways people continue to live, grow, and stay connected beyond absence.

My creative practice also extends into mixed media art, where I explore similar themes visually, memory, symbolism, and the unseen threads that shape our lives. The Inner Wisdom Oracle Deck, which I created using mixed media, imagination, and intuition, tapping into that playful, carefree energy we often have as children.