Tethered is my most recent story and also my most polished. It is the story of a pregnant woman who marries a man she doesn't love to temporarily fix things. The story takes place on their honeymoon and, as the day passes, she realizes how permanent her situation really is.

Yours Truly is one of my more recent stories as well. I warn the reader that it is very raw. The story takes place in three different arenas, the past, the present and in letters. Basically, the main character, who is a little insane, obsessively searches for her father's mistress after his death. It's a hard story to explain.

Bright is about a year older than the two stories above. The main character in Bright goes through her daily life in this story. She's old and forgetful; she has dymentia. This story is basically a window into her day as she remembers the past but forgets the present.

Until Death Do Us Part (sorry it's a corny title) is the story of a man whose mother dies. Basically, the underlying meaning that I, as an inexperienced writer, tried to get to was comparing the love the main character's mother had for his father with the love that the main character and his wife have. It's not my best story but maybe, since it's the oldest in this portfolio, it'll show that I have improved.

Tears Like Rain is a story I wrote for my Children's Fiction Writing class. I think it may scare a kid pretty bad though. It's based on a story I heard when I was a kid and people I actually know (not portraying them in an unfavorable light, of course). It's a folktale and it's pretty short. But please, read more than just this story to get a real sample of my work.

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