Through the eyes of a solitary diner, we witness the ache of longing, the bitterness of heartache, and the resilience of the human spirit. With each verse, Stephens invites us to join her at the table, where the meal is bitter, yet somehow, still savoured. This collection is a hauntingly beautiful exploration of what it means to be alone, and the unexpected ways we find sustenance in the silence.
Shanaya Stephens is an aspiring young adult and teen fiction writer from Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
She is author of many poetry collections- ‘Vagabond’, 'Modern Aphrodite',’Small Things’, ‘Love Gospel Be thy Queen’, ‘Romantica’, ‘Sad For The Sake Of Love’, ‘Dichotomy Of Letting Go', ‘Cherry Fetish’, ‘Daddy Issues Of A Dirty, Dead, Depressed, Daughter’, ‘Cherry Fetish’, and a novel-‘The Bucketlist’.
She is a Wattpad writer, and writes under the username- pea0buttersandwich. Her writings are deeply influenced by slam word artist, and renowned poet - Andrea Gibson, and Neil Hilborn.
She is the recipient of Gold Award in Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition (2022) in Senior Category. She also emerged as the winner of 'Christmas Contest 2.0' organised by the internationally acclaimed, GOI recognised Inkzoid Foundation and received an honourable mention in 'Inkzoid Book Of Records' for her feat.
Instagram: @shanaya_stephens_ , @pea0buttersandwich
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