Marissa Steidl: 4 books

These are all original poems I wrote throughout a year. I write what comes to mind or based off memories. A few of my poems are based of some of my favorite memories while the rest are fiction. Imagination is a writers greatest tool, and my imagination roams wild.

All the letter Darcy wrote to her brother after her move to New York, and the letter Joy wrote him when she had given up on getting better. Darcy writes to her brother in several letters, discussing various things like love, life and family. When she's sick, and giving up on getting better, Joy writes a letter to Jay on the off chance she doesn't get better.

Butterfly Kisses follows the story of a young woman handling the lose of her brother. Told through Ava's point of view and through letters from Michael, Ava travels halfway across the country to find out more about her brothers death, and the months leading up to it

Told in past and present, Dandelion Wishes follows the story of two lovers, one who is ill and dies, and one who is left behind. While coping with her loss, Joy must pick up the pieces, while remembering Darcy and their best moments together. Joy learns more about Darcy, while struggling to keep herself together. Written in poetic verse, and in the form of an informal letter.