People tell me I can’t bring my objects to the grave with me. I wanted to play around with this idea of permanence in my piece. This flash fiction explores what happens when we can.
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On the Intersection Between Teenage Sexuality and the Objectivity of Women Across Races
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To the Grave
molasses to drown in
This is an excerpt from a novel I’ve been working on called To The Grave. It follows Isolde, a woman haunted by the ghost of the boy she killed, and Helena, the silent observer.
Translating
I have experienced translation as a fundamental phenomenon in my communication. I feel colonization living in my words.
The March of Yellow Butterflies
Two women talk as the world comes to an end.
Haiku Series for Erik and Lloyd Ocean
This piece is inspired by Erik Simpanen and Lloyd Mullings, both of whom I read about in The New York Times. They were married in September 2020 and changed their last names to Ocean.
Total Eclipse of the Heart
Anna experienced a total eclipse of the heart. She had fallen for Joshua and almost lost herself in the process. This new obsession led her to compare herself to other girls on social media.
Bruised Pork
Emilee finally returns home to Chinatown after a long semester, welcomed by her family members who have been preparing for their restaurant’s opening. But before she even sets foot in their door, an unexpected trip happens.
Field of Memories
This poem captures the essence of childhood nostalgia, contrasted with older adolescence. It is a realization that our innocence has turned into something darker.
we were made to be poets
‘we were made to be poets’ is about poets, and the reasons why we write and connect with this form of art.
Internalized Misogyny
Through the discussion of pop culture, we will be examining the prevalence of the patriarchy in certain aspects of our psyche.
the infinity thing
In other words, a quick analysis on the true scope of what is “infinite”, and how humankind as a species utterly fails to grasp it.
The Seasons of Love
Love has been written about in thousands of ways across the short 4.5 billion years the earth has spun around the moon. Read the perspective of this young, hopeful romantic, navigating nature and the seasons of love.
The lies he lives
In a world where showing sadness is seen as a weakness, we are often forced to conceal it. We hide the pain behind the smiles, but what happens when somebody watches us do so.
Once Upon A Very Dirty Borough
The Princess of New York City struggles to literally find her voice and come into her inheritance—a stutter, and the power to speak.
Back From Aruba
“Back From Aruba” is about how I began to encounter parts of being a teenager on this trip I took with my nephews Andrew and Jack.