Mariella Smith, or Ella, is a senior in the Literary program at Carver Center for Arts and Technology. She is a senior editor for Synergy, the school’s literary magazine and has won an honorable mention in the Scholastics Art and Writing awards for her fiction. When she’s not working as a boba tea barista, she can be found reading, online shopping, or journaling. Ella is currently in the process of revising and writing her first full length romance novel, Moonflower, that will be availible for purchase in spring of 2022.