Shuttling between two neighborhoods, Flushing, Queens, and the Upper East Side, this story follows a girl’s journey to school. Along her commute, she discovers her identity and the meaning of hard work and perseverance.
Commuting Up
Concrete Jungle Wet Dream Tomato
Just as Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ “Empire State of Mind” lyric “what dreams are made of” were famously misinterpreted as “wet dream tomato,” these memoirs reflect many unique interpretations of the city we call home.
Curated by Kathryn Destin and Amira Pierce
Forever Queens/ The End of the N
We wrote two poems about our relationship to our residing borough, Queens. (Lilly is a lifelong native and Toni moved to Astoria five years ago.)
City Girl
This piece talks about my relationships with nature and my parents in order to explore my feelings toward living in New York City.
Da Bronx
Da Bronx is a piece that depicts where I am from. A place near and dear to my heart.
Audio Diaries: April 7, 2020-November 7, 2020
After attending a Girls Write Now workshop on audio diaries, because we could no longer meet face-to-face due to the New York Covid-19 lockdown, we decided to communicate by audio diary. We began recording during the early days of the lockdown (April 7) and ended with the election of Biden (November 7).