Alexis Stempien, Neighbor

Sometime during the third grade, I grew to hate the "personal narratives" that were required writing in elementary school. After that, the floodgates were open, and a great portion of my life became devoted to writing. Blog entries, scripts for my YouTube channel, novels (my personal favorite) - I couldn't seem to get enough of creating characters and stories. My mission in life is to learn all I can and discover everything I've ever wanted to know about the world; at seventeen, I'm slowly getting there.

While I'm an artist at heart, my mind has always been filled with a bizarre combination of classical music, grammar, astrophysics and history. I'm interested in everything and bored by very little; the stories I love the most are the ones that require a bit of digging to get to the exciting parts. In my spare time, I'm found diligently practicing French horn, polishing my conducting for marching season, reading up on the latest scientific discoveries, and, naturally, brainstorming possible new novels.

My heart is light and my mind hungry. As long as the world continues to be fascinating, I'll be around to follow it.