A short story about my relationship with language and Puerto Rican identity.
Una breve historia sobre mi relación con el lenguaje y mi identidad Puertorriqueña. Izabell estaba muy emocionada de tener la oportunidad de trabajar con Fellow de Girls Write Now, Sally Familia, en la traducción de su historia del Inglés al Español.
To myself, who could never find the words about me.
To my dad, who made me doubt myself; thank you for trying.
A small story of a girl’s romantic encounters, mannerisms, and meetings told through her own POV and the perspective of a postcard she keeps in her room.
Most people know their boundaries when it comes to love. I’m still trying to figure out mine.
I have always been perceived to be younger than I actually was; at first, I was not too fond of it, but it eventually grew on me.
This piece offers a discussion on how 2020 was a year that gave me time to reflect on myself.
Allergies make you vulnerable. In my case, more mentally than physically, despite the physical severity a peanut poses. The piece below takes the reader inside my mind as I fear for my life.
“Oma” is the German word for grandma. These two short memoirs are the beginning of a larger collection centering around my Oma and how my perception of her has changed over time.
Like the title of this anthology, I often feel like I am the other side of everything as I navigate my life in the USA as a Korean immigrant.
This piece explores the impact of grief and disenchantment in the process of growing up.
A short essay I wrote while staring at my sun and moon.
A piece about speaking up so that others will finally know who I am.
Content Warning: Body Shaming, Fatphobia, Disordered Eating
Excerpted from a longer essay. Inspired by the hilarious Samantha Irby’s “The Terror of Love”
“How Did I Get Here?” is a podcast about the different stories of women in media and their career journeys. This episode highlights Leah Chernikoff, the executive editor of Harper’s Bazaar.
The world cup was a beautiful experience and it’s something that should be remembered.
