Short Stories · Essays
Words that
spark change.
Three short stories. Three conversations I wanted to have but couldn't fit into a single keynote. Pull up a chair.
SparkUp
The Unexpected Choice
Short Story
A short story about courage at the crossroads.
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Treasures of the Coast
Short Story
A short story about home, heritage, and what we leave behind.
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Bring Them Back to Me
Short Story
A short story about love, loss, and the long road back.
Read the Story"When you see no light at the end of the tunnel, you become the light. So Spark Up."
— Okal Maxwell
Why I Write
A short note.
I write because keynotes end and stories don't. Because a 14-year-old in a town I'll never visit deserves the same conversation I'd have with them face to face. Because stories — the honest kind — outlive the speakers who tell them.
If a line in one of these stories shows up in your journal, your group chat, or your bathroom mirror — that's the whole job. That's why I do this.
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