poetry collection

1.7 … Wrong Direction

"I thought the love I wanted could only be found in distant lands..."

1.6 … Not Yet

LOVE LESSONS 1.6 … Not Yet Thinking of songs and stories and all the came-before-mes, I realize that as glorious as those stories be, all were missing something key… me… […]

1.5 … Who Deserves Me

LOVE LESSONS 1.5 … Who Deserves Me He said I would never find love because I cared too much about my career, as if writing words and making films and […]

1.4 … First Kiss

"Romeo & Juliet didn’t die for this."

1.2 … The Nebula of You

"You are marvelously multidimensional..."

Creative Musings

New Poems & News

In which Elayna announces elluminations vol. 1 & some news.

• Nostalgia •

In which memories are made of the senses.

I Am Unraveled

In which Elayna becomes a published author.

0.17 … Ink

elluminations, vol. 0, part 17 of 17 | "I am nearly 5,256,000,000 miles from who I was..."

0.16 Lost at Sea

elluminations, vol. 0, part 16 of 17 | "Their love and the loss runs through my veins, like salt runs through the sea..."

0.15 This Road

elluminations, vol. 0, part 15 of 17 | "I'm here, even though I almost wasn't..."

0.14 Over and Over and Over and…

elluminations, vol. 0, part 14 of 17 | "You can't understand unless it happens to you..."

0.13 Alternate Reality

elluminations, vol. 0, part 13 of 17 | "I survived without them, somehow..."

0.12 Redefined

elluminations, vol. 0, part 12 of 17 | "Independent once meant freedom..."

0.11 Longest Ride

elluminations, vol. 0, part 11 of 17 | "Some days, I feel like I'm still in that car..."

0.10 First Morning

elluminations, vol. 0, part 10 of 17 | "There was nothing left of me to hold on to..."