My name is Rayah Obezo and I am a creative writer in Glendale, Arizona.

This multimedia feature explores the realities of living with epilepsy through interviews, visuals, and narrative reporting. It centers personal experiences while providing educational context about seizures and daily challenges.

This blog post distills practical journalism advice drawn from an interview with sports journalist Natalie Urquiza. Written for student and early-career writers, the piece focuses on developing voice, preparing for interviews, researching effectively, and building confidence.

This piece includes a poem allowing me to explore how poetic form shapes meaning and emotional tone. The poem reflects on uncertainty, time, and the feeling of being caught between reflection and forward movement.

This news commentary challenges the narrative that technology is the primary reason children struggle in school, arguing instead that the real issue is a lack of support for neurodivergent students, particularly those with ADHD. Drawing on reporting, interviews, and research, the piece emphasizes the need for structural change in education.

This short story uses speculative fiction to explore fear, tradition, and the tension between safety and growth. Through the perspective of a young architect tasked with altering the city’s walls, the piece examines how physical barriers can become symbolic ones, reflecting broader questions about change, freedom, and collective memory.