I fall from the oyster tower in my pearl-rimmed frock. To mock the troglodytes with their Marlboro lights and drops … More
Category: Poetry
June Diary ’24
The fresh, pink jelly of twenty-seven trips around the sun hits my soul. I spend the day eating cake and … More
In Search of Lost Children
The idea of magic had been a constant in my life, right up until high school. The miserable time I … More
Introducing…Pozzywallah
This coming November, my very first sibling will enter the world. When I was a child, I adored fantasy stories … More
Diary: May ’24
“I thought the most beautiful thing in the world must be shadow, the million moving shapes and cul-de-sacs of shadow. … More
The Philistine at Downing
To Rishi Sunak Garish ghouls in their wooden cabinet send our coins to burn to a cinder. Woken by the … More
Migration as a Bloodletting
Author’s Note: Happy Gemini season! I will be turning twenty-seven on the 28th of May. This makes me a Gemini … More
Diary: April ’24
“Now the babies are crying, I must take them out to tea.” —The Letters of Sylvia Plath, Volume II “April … More
Hanahaki
“Hanahaki disease (花吐き病 (Japanese); 하나하키병 (Korean); 花吐病 (Chinese)) is a fictional disease where the victim of unrequited or one-sided love … More
Poetry Postmortem (8) / Patient: The Tears of Things by Maya C. Popa
Author’s Note: The Poetry Postmortem is where I take a poem I or someone else wrote and I discuss it … More