About

Hello!

Thank you for taking your time to visit my site/blog and learning a bit more about me. Sokorra Lewis has been my pen name as a fan fiction writer since I was in my early teens (and yes, sadly, there are still examples of my writing from back then. It was not good). I have taken this name to be my online name. Its actually a misspelling of Sakura (Japanese for cherry blossom I’ve been told) which I didn’t know till much later and by then the spelling I had stuck. Its pronounced Sa-kore-rah for my pen name purposes (yes, also not the right pronunciation of the Japanese word. I’ve learned this recently after hearing it actually said out loud).

I’m an amateur writer, fandom enthusiast and historian (mostly American but I’m branching out) . I went to school for graphic design but because of one thing or another I haven’t yet broken into that career path. Till then I work as a retail clerk. I am also an artist. But lets take these one at a time.

Writing

The majority of my work so far has been fan fiction, which I publish online with no intents of anyone making money off of. Its fun, and I hope others enjoy these forays into alternate paths as I do. I have written original fiction, but nothing complete other then a few short stories I did in high school which need a heavy hand with the editing brush before I’ll admit to them. I hope one day to at least finish one book and publish it.

I also read a lot, and attempt to do reviews on the books I read. If you have a suggestion, feel free to send me a message here and I’ll see about adding it to my list. You can find out more about my book reviews on the book-it page. Its named after the Pizza Hut program of my elementary years.

History

When I went to college I applied for a History Minor (although I am not entirely sure they actually gave that to me. I might have to check that because I did finish it). Most of my coursework was in early American history, so that’s where I feel I have the most know how, but I’m always eager to learn more. You’ll find that I write various essays and post them on this website. Most of the resources I use are internet based (though I use several sources to confirm facts) but I am trying to include more book and scholarship in my research going forward so I look forward to posting about.

ART

My current forays into art are mostly offline because I haven’t felt confident in my abilities for quite a while. I am trying to rebuild my confidence and the skills I let rust so hopefully one day I’ll feel good about sharing my design work as well as the photography, prints and paintings I do.

You can contact me by leaving a comment on a post, or find me on Tumblr (I’m Sokorra there too!) I take suggestions for topics of posts, and suggestions for prompts for Writing Wednesday, a periodic writing exercise I do. If you have anything to add, please feel free to leave a comment. I tend to try comments sent to me unless I’m asked not to, or I feel its inappropriate in some manner. I don’t tolerate sexism, racism, or hate language. I’ve never had to deny a comment yet (other then spam) but given the current environment here in the interwebs, I wanted to iterate that I don’t tolerate it.

I, myself, am always trying to improve that way I view these topics both in understanding and changing problematic behavior. I would hope I never make anyone feel excluded but I’m not a perfect person.

I am currently not participating on Twitter/X because I feel uncomfortable supporting that platform currently. My handle was Sokorra and my past adventures are still on there.

Thanks for visiting!