IN "the m!ddle" WITH YOU!

The FISH LIPS Series

Stories that meet you where you are—and carry you a little further.

"They Call Me Fish Lips"- Available Mid-November on AMAZON and wherever books are sold.

Middle school’s messy—but so is his comeback.

"Fish Lips and the Middle School Giants" Coming 2026 wherever books are sold.

New grade. Same nickname. Bigger bullies.

Why I write about lockers and life...

Middle school: part maze, part meltdown, part masterpiece. Hormones? High. Confidence? Low. Drama? Daily. In the blur of it all, some of you vanish—behind labels, behind silence, behind "fine."

My stories reach for you.

I write for the in-betweeners: too old for nap time, too young for car insurance. The ones who feel too much and say too little. The ones still learning that their voice matters.

My books don't sugarcoat. They don't preach. But they do laugh loud. Listen hard. Get awkward. Get honest. Get real. They're more than books. They're mirrors. Windows. A look that says, "Yeah. Me too." A lifeline.

If you've ever felt too much, stood out too far, or needed a story that gets it—welcome in. This space is for those of you still figuring it out—and the adults pretending they already have.

HEARTBEATS and HALLWAYS... stories that see you.

My son, Joshua, (my IRL Jahlil), was bullied from the moment he started school. The torment was relentless. School became a place he endured, not embraced. But through it all, I taught him how to love himself—and to show up anyway.

Filled with faith and determination, he showed up in the chaos, in the silence, in the middle of it all. And in the end, he graduated with honors. He stood tall. He knew he mattered.

I write for kids like him.

Kids navigating “the middle”—the awkward, noisy, powerful in-between.
Kids who feel unseen, mislabeled, or misunderstood.

My stories don’t offer easy answers. But they do offer something real: hope, humor, and a hand to hold.

Me and Kace, Day 1... before somebody (👀 @ the author) noticed his sneakers were on the wrong feet. His kicks? Wrong. His face? Still smiling. His toes? Probably not.

“My son got to be a beta reader and read an early copy—he was hooked! Now he and his siblings can’t wait for the official release!”

Shelly K.

★★★★★