Driver’s License Identification, Please!

When I was 19, I decided it was time to get my driver’s license. Finally, I would have…

Screwed Down Hairdos

Finding a barber is a chore. It’s right up there with dentists and mechanics. Beyond technical competence, there has to be…

Don’t Speak Japanese

One of my favorite books growing up was Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan’s Chinese New Year. I read it so many times the front cover…

Battlefield: Playground

Kids are cruel because they don’t understand the consequences of mimicking adult behaviors.

My Elvis Blues

When I was ten years old we moved to Dalton, a small town in Western Massachusetts. The kids were really fascinated by me, because…

Yes Ma’am, I go to Church

My family is religiously unconventional.

What is The Mixed Message?

About Us

You’re Adopted

I don’t really look like my mother. She’s a 5 foot tall pale white woman with a pronounced bridge on her nose and curly grey hair…

Dorm

Everyone in college is trying to find themselves. Some people just try way too hard.

Kouhii No Monogatari Daiichi— Tales of Coffee (Part 1)