Amidst a Bottled Word: Poetry & Prose

Amidst a Bottled Word: Poetry and Prose includes a variety of different themes, styles, and genre—many reflecting a cynical or ironic tone. This eclectic thesis reflects the wide-ranging interest of its creator. The stories within this collection are a thriller and a work of speculative fiction, the former supernatural and the latter near future or science fiction. In one story, The Man Behind the Curtain, Val, the older of two young sisters, must protect herself and her sister while enduring a weekend visit to her estranged Grandparents\u27 house, while signs of a mysterious man keep emerging throughout their stay. The futuristic story, Life.exe, details a man overcoming his own personal dystopia by finding comfort within the arms of an inadvertently purchased robotic companion. Additionally, the poems within the collection deal with failed love, anxiety, isolation, and despair. Finally, the thesis also includes an essay, The Schism Past Skin, expounding on race, ethnicity and how people make assumptions of others based on appearance