Underneath the Orange Sky is a hybrid manuscript — part prose, part poetry, part observation — tracing a young Black writer navigating college, labor, money, love, and self-definition. Set primarily in Syracuse, New York, the book moves through dorm rooms, kitchens, streets, parties, and late-night shifts, documenting what it means to become someone while systems press in from all sides. This is not a retrospective. It’s written from inside the moment — while becoming is still unfinished.