There was a time when life was a simple matter. You ate. You played. You hid in corners when you did something wrong, and only came out when forgiveness was guaranteed. You prayed that the Bad Things didn’t find you. Until, little by little, they did. Because, let’s face it…

I grew up staring at my grandmother’s hands. The way her oblong fingernails felt hard, like claws. A sharp contrast to her thick, wrinkled fingers. Fingers my child self imagined smelled like tanned leather, but actually smell of soil and green things. …

“No one can keep you from success except yourself. When it’s time to shine, be the brightest.” — Deshun Wang If you’re like me, you get little to no work done at home, especially after a long day at ‘work-work’. You know, the one that pays for your bills and…