Where feelings are captured through language.

Giving shape to what we don’t say out loud.

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joey madeline

creative writer ⋆.˚ ☾⭒.˚ lover of music, mental health, poetry, and philosophy

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My first love song is about nobody.

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What I've Done!

A few meaningful projects that I have been a part of in recent years.

PoetryResearchThesis

Existentialism & Mental Health Through Poetry

A two-year mentored research project in English funded and guided by the Elon College Fellows scholarship wherein I worked to write, workshop, and revise a chapbook of confessional poetry exploring existentialism and mental health in young adulthood.

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CopywritingOra Clinical

Blind Canvas Project

An initiative sharing the stories and perspectives of individuals living with blindness through AI-generated artwork. As a copywriting intern with Ora Clinical, I wrote, revised, and edited the passages accompanying each participant's story — keeping every piece authentic to the person behind it.

VoiceAudiobook

The Twilight Rounds

Voiced the foreword, introduction, and advance praise for the audiobook of The Twilight Rounds: Rod Serling Explores the Dark Side of Boxing by Christopher Benedict.

Listen on Barnes & Noble →
MusicSinger-Songwriter

Independent Artistry

Just as I love writing as a form of expression, I find great fulfillment in making music. Being an artist contains multitudes.

“How do I trick the world into believing I am solid matter?
— from my original poem, “Give Me a Moment”

Currently…

Reading

On the nightstand

  • The AlchemistPaulo Coelho
  • Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanJ.K. Rowling
Writing

In the drafts

  • We’re Missing the Point of Creation: Art Without an Outcomeshort essay
  • Moral Scrupulosity: Chidi from ‘The Good Place’ Just Had OCDessay in progress
  • List of Foods I’ve Started Liking in 2026sauerkraut, pepitas, blueberries (I think…)