Riley Forest
Bio
(they/them)
Thanks for joining me on this adventure.
Reading and writing help me feel less alone. I love all forms of art.
Born in Alberta, CA. Based in Florida, US.
Link to my Youtube channel to see videos of my poetry!
Stories (19)
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Grieving. Runner-Up in After the Parade Challenge.
It's been three months since my friend passed away Moved on Evaporated. Like the dew on my windshield in the mornings, letting me know that summer is coming despite my resistance to its warmth, I insist to stay cold.
By Riley Forest3 years ago in Poets
Family Origins
I. I grew up in Saint Albert, Alberta. Canada, to be more specific. All my family was there; so, I thought. Really it was just all the family that I knew. At seven years old I did not know that I had a whole other identity of people who claimed to be kin, a whole other family who shared pigments of my skin.
By Riley Forest4 years ago in Families
Common Core
Growing up in this day in age makes me feel like I have aged well past 23 / Being taught how to fill in a bubble completely, how to never write outside the designated area, how to break open a test packet with a Number 2 pencil, how to put my pencil down when I am told, to sit down and shut up and to cover up when I am told //
By Riley Forest4 years ago in Pride
