爱不释手 (can't tear myself away)
Every muscle in Mei's body knows that she’s meant for Hua, that she can’t live without her. She wants to love Hua, and do nothing but that.
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Mithila Rohit Tambe
- Nov 4
- 2 min
In Memoriam
My father's childhood and now adulthood has always moved me to desperately question - how do we live with the ghosts of our own selves?
Samira Abbey
- Nov 3
- 7 min
mother's love
Hey, Ma, I kissed a girl. I know you said you’d be happiest at my wedding because you hope it’ll end up better than you and Papa did.
Emma Wong
- Nov 3
- 2 min
Summer Morning
The beauty of Chinese nature in the morning, the feeling of hope and renewal.
Triparna Poddar
- Nov 3
- 4 min
not good friends, not good enemies
Dear you, I don’t think I need to say your name. You know it’s you. You know it’s always been you. I’ve fallen for you again, isn’t it...
Mithila Rohit Tambe
- Nov 3
- 2 min
Vision in a Safeway Parking Lot
A response to 'Crying in H Mart' by Michelle Zauner
LiLi Xiong
- Nov 2
- 2 min
Dear Babies, Welcome to Earth
"The sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening. It’s hot in the summer, and cold in the winter."
Mithila Rohit Tambe
- Nov 2
- 1 min
Warm Regards,
"I got COVID at a concert last week, and am still / recovering. / I inadvertently drank rotten milk last night."
Emily Dissanayake
- Oct 20
- 3 min
59th St.
"It was an escape from exhaustion, an opportunity for repose."
Hannah Govan
- Oct 7
- 6 min
Blackberry Thorns
Something must be done about the blackberries, but I hesitate to prune their wicked plumage.
Hannah Govan
- Oct 7
- 8 min
Venom Eyes
Too much for dialogue in one sitting but too little for the two generations to explain all that has happened before the Venom eyes.
Lilirose (Rose) Luo
- Oct 1
- 1 min
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Lilirose (Rose) Luo
- Sep 10
- 3 min
a letter to my past august selves
"There are two really big truths in life: 1. Ma was right—a cup of tea always helps. 2. Everything will change."
Hannah Govan
- Jul 13
- 4 min
I watched a Lotus in the garden
" It was the fragrance and brilliance of a sunrise. "
Chris Fong Chew
- Jul 10
- 8 min
Chrysanthemum Garden
The real feelings of a 'hopeless romantic' beyond what fiction has led you to believe...
Allyana Honosutomo
- Jul 10
- 2 min
Mother
Have you ever imagined the life of your mother before she was your mother?
Chris Fong Chew
- Jun 23
- 1 min
Love Letter to Boston
To the strange and funny places I end up calling home... You were the city I didn’t know I wanted, the city I didn't know I needed.
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