Friday afternoons are for wearing comfy red cotton pants and a thrift shop t-shirt, taking the trash to the bin, walking slow laps…
One time I clasped a boy’s necklace around his neck. It feels strange to share this moment because it felt incredibly intimate at…
Tuesday I practiced Thai and English with Nom, the science teacher. As usual, I planned to meet with her, but as…
She laughs, and in that she glowsShe knows and forgivesBut reminds me I have good inside meI worship her
She speaks with no question in her eyesOnly the truth escapes from her lipsI look…
Last night, I burst into tears.
I was fixing up a spare bed in my parents’ home for my friend, Megan, to stay in. My father suggested we go to the local pizza shop for dinner, and I found myself irritable. I wasn’t quite ready to go, so I…
I’m so jealous of the people who know who they are. The people who know what they will do and what they will never do. The people who know what tomorrow will bring because they will only allow tomorrow to bring certain things that filter through their acceptance.
“Normal.”
I find out about the Paris attacks Saturday morning 7a.m. Thailand time. I find out groggily reaching for my phone scrolling through notifications and seeing three friends “were marked as safe in the Paris Attacks.” The number of safe markers increase throughout the day. My first thought…
Everytime you start to loathe yourself, you should write a letter. When you hate your body, write a letter to Eve. She was the most beautiful woman ever. Everyone after her are simply versions. But isnt that extraorinary. You’re a version of perfection. The way…
Each morning my phone buzzes and clucks. “Gobble, gobble. Gobble, gobble.” This same noise awoke me before 7am cross country…