Hair is a huge part of Dominican culture; it is intermingled with unrealistic and suffocating beauty standards. This is a rebellion against standards which categorize textured hair as “pelo malo” (bad hair).
Bold
A First Timer’s Guide to Public Records
Follow me as I guide you through a night at one of Brooklyn’s hottest venues (and not just because I was wearing a sweater dress).
Acceptance in a Dream
She enters the world of dreams only to find herself running away. Will she make it?
Out of Context family
This work talks about a young person who has recently come to a very chilling realization, but you as a reader won’t know what it it until the very end.
Movie Theaters: The Experience of Moviegoing
This piece of work reflects on the history of movie theaters as well as what the experience of seeing a movie in theaters is.
Obodo m, My Country
This poem invites you on a journey into a piece of my identity and culture.
She’s a 7.8
They were silent. I felt strong.
Dear ‘M’
I thought I needed you, but in the end, I know you needed me.
Dear Tammy
After a heated argument, two best friends lose contact. After seven years, one of them sends the other a letter for her birthday.
Stuck: Breathe Slowly and Count to Three
Best friends for 16 years, enemies for one. Now they’re stuck in a supply closet. What could go wrong? Oh, and one of them is claustrophobic.
To Be A Princess
I never realized that my dream of becoming a princess as already been fulfilled long before I was born.
Pink
Why is pink a “girly” color? Does pink limit us or empower us? What is the future of pink?
The Red Shoes
A poetry piece about dance, war and immortal life.
Press Play
A piece about speaking up so that others will finally know who I am.
The Terror of Obesity
Content Warning: Body Shaming, Fatphobia, Disordered Eating
Excerpted from a longer essay. Inspired by the hilarious Samantha Irby’s “The Terror of Love”