The last book I read in 2022 was V’s (formerly Eve Ensler) The Apology, an imagined apology letter from her father that she wrote to herself, having never…… Read more “My Father, and the Bludgeoning of My Mother’s Spirit”
Tag: Personal
A Dash of Heartbreak can Ruin Your Broth
Last April, I began to write Anima’s story. Anima wakes up one morning to realize she has forgotten how to cook. She remembers everything else, the date,…… Read more “A Dash of Heartbreak can Ruin Your Broth”
A Purgatory between Cynicism and Romance
Love makes the world go round, I remember Madonna crooning from our speakers at an age when I didn’t know the world went round. Or what the world…… Read more “A Purgatory between Cynicism and Romance”
The Carpentry Workshop
In my first year of college, we had to learn some carpentry. That was the first time I wore a mask — as part of the uniform.…… Read more “The Carpentry Workshop”
Definitions
It’s a wonder we have any conversations at all, because what normal means to me is what weird means to you. And yet here we are, talking…… Read more “Definitions”