She was from Poland, My great grandmother was. An immigrant. She arrived, at the bottom of a ship, She could not read or write in English. My […]
This cannot land in your junk mail. I was in high school. Thinking of myself as an actor in my life. I desperately sought to fit in. […]
Its quiet. Besides the train. Its early. The sun wrestling the horizon. The drip of the shower. The mix of coffee. Light oat milk. In a bowl. […]
One day you will find this. Maybe it will serve as a reminder or maybe it will bring peace in the morning. You have lived a life […]
In my early 20s, a man I had known for quite some time, but not quite long enough, asked me to marry him. I thought about it […]
I do not remember when my value was less than But the insinuation has been clear. Certain rooms where the air was shifty, Or the hushed tone […]
Dear Tyla Ann, Judah Paul, Orion Ann, Joseph Paul, I know you will have the soul of a selfless individual. Your name will be one who honors […]
It was a cold and dreary day. Gray skies. Snow had just fallen days before. For most people, it was a normal winter day. For me…it was […]
I envy my grandmother as a storyteller. Her ability to make you feel the moment even though the moment has passed. I envy my grandmother’s independence. Waking […]
There is not an equivalent to it. It is incredibly disheartening to feel like the tunnel exists, but the end is never truly there. How do you […]
It is cold even in the summer. Men with iron pressed shirts debating centuries old parchment paper. Eight dollars for a plastic tube. How can that be […]
To you I wanted to write a goodbye letter for a while now, but we are millennials, and nobody writes letters anymore. If I sent a text, […]
Act One: Relentless. The amount of time spent. I was foolish. You were hurtful. Quick moments of passion. Longer minutes of denial. Relentless. Me vs. You You […]
Croissants and halved strawberries The sun over the horizon The coffee pot dripping With the “K” cup steaming Morning podcast then morning playlist The door slides open. […]
The bell chimes. The tv screen is glitchy, fading in and out of news and daytime soaps. The sun shines through the window, through the faded posters […]
Sometimes your eyes are still staring. And your voice is still telling. It feels like yesterday sometimes. The moment you said I love you. Then you took […]
I do not speak about grief. Unfortunately for lack of confidence in being able to express the proper words and secondly because the consensus is to not […]
There are palm trees. There are worn magazines and old scrawled books. Colorful seashells and paintings emblazoned in color. There are double sided mirrors. Random chaos. There […]
To my child, There has never been a doubt in my mind that you were not created out of love. I know your life has had difficulties, […]
This is your dedication. Before the revelation On uninspiring days with draining schedules Envisioning the pink sunrise Envisioning the orange sunset Envisioning life and eternity after This […]
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