Incipient: Carla Moore has always had suspicions. She’s harbored them for years, but having suspicions doesn’t always mean you want them to be true. And in this case, Carla desperately wants to be proven wrong. So what happens when her worst nightmare comes to life? When young Carla takes her color test and lies about the result, she doesn’t expect not to be caught. It had been a mistake. And yet, that’s exactly what happens. As she embarks on a journey to keep her secret hidden, Carla quickly finds herself thrown into the throes of an internal conflict. Tasked with the responsibility of finding the undiscovered Blues, she seeks to find the bitter truth her Society is hiding, before she is caught. But when she ends up learning the the real state of affairs, it changes everything. She realizes she needs to escape. And she needs to do it before she’s dead.
Publications
2025 Papershell Anthology: “Syrah and Siamese Society” as stage play
2025 Inkwell Magazine: “Green Irises” as flash fiction
2026 Papershell Anthology: “Orange and Peaches” as fiction and “Plushies” as stage play
2026 That’s What We Said Journal: “Ameliorate” as fiction
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