Reflections on the world around me.
Contemplative
Grew Through Jazz
This piece shares the story of a young woman who was influenced heavily by jazz throughout her life and details her understanding of jazz through a Black perspective
Weeping Wisteria
All will wither eventually; enjoy it while it lasts instead.
rain
The thoughts of a student on a rainy day.
Young Mourning
A young person’s feeling while aging.
Always a Bird to Me
In this whimsical and melancholic poem, sisterhood and coming of age are illustrated in the metaphor of flight.
Bus Stop
An excerpt of a normal NYC commute that explores the riders’ histories through their transient time on the bus.
Harvest Season
Harvest Season is a contrapuntal poem that embodies the essence of yearning, meant to be read from left to right descending, or separately.
I’m Not Angry, I’m African
This is inspired by one of my best friends Jayda and our conversation on the stairwell about our anger.
Rin, Haru, and Umi
This piece was selected as an Honorable Mention in the First Chapters Contest, hosted in partnership with Penguin Random House and Electric Lit.
A boy who plays violin is nudged out of his shell.
Offline
Told in a series of chat conversations, “Offline” tells the story of a writer who, fed up with his technology-assisted world, turns to the one thing he’s tried so hard to avoid: AI.
embracing womanhood
Dismissing missed periods became a habit, until fear, not maturity, forced me to listen to my body’s silent cries.
Identity Ecdysis
This letter explores my journey as I navigate the challenges of embracing my asexuality, breaking free from societal expectations, and finding solace in a new identity, shedding my old one.
i’m afraid You’ll end up seeing me the way i see myself
One by one, her words vanished until there were none le–
Universes, Drifting: A Temporal Haiku Collection
We capture little moments of friendship, revelation, beauty, and stillness while exploring the brief and transformative form of haikus.