A Matutinal MemoirWhere did you come from? How did you arrive?I come from people and places. Some I love and yearn for. Others I never wish to go back to. Lima, Durham, Bend, Tokyo, San Diego, Buenos…Jul 25, 2022Jul 25, 2022
A Matutinal MemoirShopping at Home DepotI’ve spent vacations backpacking through California, climbing Andean mountains and driving across the US in an RV. Then, like most, when…Jun 10, 2022Jun 10, 2022
A Matutinal MemoirChildhood NormalcyWhen I watched the latest Spiderman movie, I hadn’t been to the movies in two and a half years. This is dramatic, but I didn’t know the…Jun 9, 2022Jun 9, 2022
A Matutinal MemoirEditing HighsThis city used to be stifling. I didn’t feel like myself, and it felt dishonest to introduce to others a person I felt so disconnected…Jun 3, 2022Jun 3, 2022
A Matutinal MemoirInspired by III. Communication (Extract) from Silence by John Cage“Is there such a thing as silence?”Jun 2, 2022Jun 2, 2022
A Matutinal MemoirGold StarsEver since I can remember, I have worked tirelessly to earn gold stars from the adults in my life. Sometimes they were actually gold stars…Jun 1, 2022Jun 1, 2022
A Matutinal MemoirJacketsI’m 23. I like walking around barefoot. My dad catches a glimpse and flinches.May 31, 2022May 31, 2022
A Matutinal MemoirSoul SurvivalA few days after my college graduation ceremony, I loaded an RV with most of my belongings and set off on a cross-country road trip with…May 30, 2022May 30, 2022
A Matutinal MemoirIntegrity vs. DespairI visited my grandparents at their home on the countryside. They’re getting older. Papapa is in his early nineties, mamama is in her…May 30, 2022May 30, 2022
A Matutinal MemoirFloatingMaria likes to be in control. She is 15 or 16; a student in a course I’m co-teaching. Maria told me she often feels weighed down by the…May 28, 2022May 28, 2022
