16-year-old Emma Cabej analyzes real time social and political developments as a teenager living in the United States. Works, like "First" and "Brutally Blissful," describe aspects of Emma's past that have influenced her morals and understanding of the world around her culturally and socially. This collection includes narratives, elements of poetry, as well as screenwriting. Readers may find themselves. An Adolescent Perspective analyzes the realties that come with fleeting youth.