This is me- the girl sprawled against a blue rug in a bland, chaotically disorganized, 8 by 15 sq. ft. room. I’ve got fingers tangled in my own hair, legs propped against a random assortment of school supplies, and toes tapping my bed post in time to a man’s crooning filing from my speakers. Not […]
After a summer apart, we were finally reunited! She spent a good afternoon of procrastinating her chores by helping me finish mine and moving me into the dorms. She’s so amazing! Tina, my not-really-twin, helped me carry stuff around and made fun of my dish washing skills. Then when we got to her room, she […]
First it was sunny, then water was crashing down around me. Surprise! Summer flash storm. It wasn’t there, and then it happened- in a heartbeat. In that same heartbeat, I was drenched and looking like a drowned deer. My goodness, it was such a dramatic downpour! Yet, it was calming. It was cool in spite […]
Hello friend, I understand that you’re hundreds of miles away, but that does mean that you can tell me that you can’t live without me. We already promised to see each other again! Hey friend, you are in Taiwan, your HOME, again. You shouldn’t be saying your life had become boring without me. Shouldn’t you […]
Walking on the sidewalk from Courtland Street to Peachtree Street, right by Hurt Park. There’s a bread crumble in front of me; a bird swooped in and got it! Settled on the stone border to eat it. I wonder if I can get closerrrrr, nah, it flew away. Wait, it left the piece of bread. […]
Had the fourth floor of the Library (my favorite floor!) to myself today! Wickedly amazing. Danced through the bookshelves to my favorite and got some books (checked them out right after). Once again, checked out that wonderful little gem, Mother’s Beloved by Outhine Bounyavong, along with a book on Hmong stories from China. Was in […]
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