The day I see this, I will have achieved my happiness.
Happiness in Compensations
Nonfiction
The Sky’s the Limit
Airplanes had been my passion. Now they were my obsession.
Rising
“Uno, dos, y tres…” My father jumps off of the cliff into El Yaque del Norte, with me holding tightly onto his back.
Loving in New Ways
Sometimes the best love is the one that can exist without words.
This Is My Dwelling
Repetition numbs. Or at least, it’s supposed to.
The Best Chao in the World
Chao ga. To describe it in English makes it sound unappetizing.
Pelo Malo
Smoke rises, hot metal searing each rebellious strand.
Saturday Morning
“Come on, Ma, let me sleep.”
A Slight Misunderstanding
I wasn’t doing anything out of the ordinary. I was just being Joy, being ten at a restaurant and heading to the bathroom.
Yellow Dress
Everyone has been acting different lately. I can’t blame them. Even I’m different.
Untitled
I loved everything in Anne’s fridge.
Hair I am
Look at me. Look at my hair.
Nagiti-Buitu
My grandmother is eighty-two years old…and yet she still has the life of a Youngblood.
My Vietnam
Meeting the real Vietnam
The Bite
Either way- I never just plain bit.