About

Rae is a Haitian-American writer and educator, born and raised in South Florida. She received a 2018 Silver Medal in the Scholastic Art and Writing Competition for her poem “Red Blood Cell.” She earned her bachelor’s as a double major in Psychology and English with a Concentration in Multicultural and Gender Studies and her master’s in English Literature with a Specialization in Caribbean Literature from Florida Atlantic University. Her poetry has been published and/or forthcoming in Rigorous Magazine, The Anti-Languorous Project, and Strange Horizons. You can find her nerding out over her latest reads @raethereviewer on Instagram and Tik Tok.

  • TOP 5 CUTE ROMANCES

    Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by the lovely Shanah of Bionic Book Worm. It’s all good vibes and good times and if you’re on the fence about joining, just try it out! For all the trash I talk about cringey romance, I sure do love a good one. None of these are awfully cringey, but they definitely

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  • Dear Haiti, Love Alaine (Book Review)

    It feels like forever since I did one of these book reviews. I’ve been reading a ton for my classes, I just haven’t written any reviews for those stories. But you didn’t come here to hear excuses, you came for a review and a review is what I’ll give you! *laughs maniacally* This Haitian sister

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  • WWW Wednesday (#6)

    WWW Wednesday (#6)

    WWW Wednesday is a meme that was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by Sam of Taking on a World of Words. I actually wasn’t planning on doing this today, then I remembered that I actually did start a new book this week! What are you currently reading?

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  • TOP 5 SERIES I WANT TO START

    Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by the lovely Shanah of Bionic Book Worm. It’s all good vibes and good times and if you’re on the fence about joining, just try it out! I’m more of a stand-alone kind of gal. A series is a lot of commitment but that doesn’t mean I haven’t eyed a fair share

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  • Book of the Month ~ April

    With everything that went on last month, I didn’t get a chance to buy a book for March. Good thing I bought two in February after all. My local bookstore is selling online right now so I made sure to snag a copy of a book I’ve had my eye on for months. I even

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  • What I’ve Been Reading

    The last time I wrote something before quarantine was the week of Spring Break. I had so many high hopes for writing. I was so innocent back then. *le sigh* Just because I hadn’t been posting, didn’t mean I wasn’t reading. Spring Break was actually a pretty productive pleasure reading week for me. It was

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  • WWW Wednesday (#5)

    WWW Wednesday (#5)

    WWW Wednesday is a meme that was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by Sam of Taking on a World of Words. I have a draft I’m working on to update y’all on all my latest reads, but until that’s up, here’s a snippet of what I’ve been up to in terms of reading. What are

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  • TOP 5 POPULAR BOOKS I HAVEN’T READ YET

    Happy Top 5 Tuesday! This doesn’t look like a tough topic for me. There are just so many wonderful books out there and so little time for reading, especially when you’re in college. I’m forever and always adding books to my TBR, mostly due to hype. Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by

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  • My Quarantine Watchlist

    A lot of us are in the same boat right now, stuck at home with little to do. So, like most of America, I’m spending large pockets of my time on streaming platforms. Netflix and Hulu have been the major ones for me. Here’s what I’ve been watching:

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  • Let’s *Finally* Catch Up

    Hey y’all! I know I’ve been pretty MIA for over a month now. Everything that’s been going on with Covid-19 has honestly been stressing me out. My school’s campus is shut down and I’m working from home. All my classes are online and that’s been a tough transition. It hasn’t been great for my mental

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