We Left the Garden

I fall from the oyster tower in my pearl-rimmed frock. To mock the troglodytes with their Marlboro lights and drops … More

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

The idea of magic had been a constant in my life, right up until high school. The miserable time I … More

This coming November, my very first sibling will enter the world. When I was a child, I adored fantasy stories … More

“I thought the most beautiful thing in the world must be shadow, the million moving shapes and cul-de-sacs of shadow. … More

To Rishi Sunak Garish ghouls in their wooden cabinet send our coins to burn to a cinder. Woken by the … More

Author’s Note: Happy Gemini season! I will be turning twenty-seven on the 28th of May. This makes me a Gemini … More

“Now the babies are crying, I must take them out to tea.” —The Letters of Sylvia Plath, Volume II “April … More

“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

Author’s Note: The Poetry Postmortem is where I take a poem I or someone else wrote and I discuss it … More