Who Are You, What Is This?
I used to chronicle my life compulsively via an online journal. In it, you’d find: complaints about high school and college, thoughts on books I was reading (in addition to the ones for school) and movies I was watching, photos with friends who deigned to give me the time of...
The 2020/2021 Memory Jar Project
Contents (from left to right, top to bottom): Omamori charm of Sakuna from Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Katamari face mask from my sister Christmas cats pop-up gift box also from my sister Folded-up letter of acceptance to FAU’s MFA in Creative Writing program Schedule of orientation for FAU’s new...
2021: The Retrospective
I’ve gotten in the habit of reviewing the previous year’s retrospective to see what and how much has changed. Since the onset of the pandemic, I think it is fair to say that our sense of time has changed considerably. We find ourselves asking more and more: Did that really...
Over the Sun
The avocado sapling I gifted to my husband years ago has begun to look more like a tree. Swarms of mosquitoes have been feasting on our flesh every time we walk outside. Fireworks are still going off around the neighborhood, even at random times during the day. My husband worries...