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...
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...
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...
This year was nothing like any of us could’ve imagined. It started off as a beginning to something new and great: I got accepted into a graduate program at FAU and left my corporate job to learn how to teach. I spent the spring reading books and hanging out on...
This summer is decades long. Time no longer functions as it once did and cannot be trusted. The mosquitoes are the least of our problems. I’ve been meaning to write something, anything, but where to begin? Every day brings another disaster, another grave mistake that could’ve been easily avoided if...