Jamila Mikhail

Innermost is a collection of both free verse and fixed verse poetry written over a period of half a decade about every emotion felt inside the human heart. These poems will transport you to a whole other world within the innermost depths of the human soul...

On top of battling the normal teenage angst that everyone goes through, Joanie is also reeling from her parents’ bitter divorce and having to cope with her mother’s new boyfriend and father’s new family. Alone in a new town and without friends, she turns to passing the time by indulging in...

In the shadow of war, Reza and Zahra have been married for exactly three weeks when their fragile new love is torn apart. As Saddam Hussein's forces invade Iran, Reza—a poet who dreams in verses of Hafez—is drafted to the frontlines, leaving behind his bride and the jasmine-scented garden...

As the title implies, this anthology of ten (mostly) short stories was written through the years, but also across time from the past to the future. Explore a world ravaged by climate change centuries from now where humans are forced to live in underwater dome cities in Salt of the Earth. When...

The day that Anderson brought a gun to school was the day Aly's life changed forever. Her fellow classmates were murdered right before her eyes as her former best friend embarked on the deadliest high school massacre since Columbine. Now, nearly two years later, Aly sets foot in the halls that...

Written in various styles, multiple points of view and across a plethora of genres, these ten short (and some not-so-short) stories will have you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions as you listen....

Soul Speaking is a collection of emotional poetry straight from the soul. Every human emotion from love to hate, joy to grief, celebrating newfound friendships to healing from toxic people, is captured in these free verse poems. Whether these words haunt you or heal you, their beauty, depth, and...