People
When Food is the Only Narrative We Consume
Chinese culture can’t be made bite-sized for mass consumption.
Bad Friend Art
Colin Farrell’s friend breakup in ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ is eerily similar to my own. His is just more cinematic.
Our Skin Does Not Protect Us from the Climate Crisis
I used to think the border between me and the world was formidable, unyielding. I didn’t yet realize the ways that the earth was acting on my body.
Can You Manifest Financial Abundance?
When I hired a financial coach, I wasn’t expecting to fall down a rabbit hole of mantras, manifesting, and magical thinking.
Mourning In and Out of Our Clothes
Where does my style begin and his taste end? My suitcase is overflowing with meaning I can’t handle anymore.
As a Black Woman, I’m Learning that Rest Is Resistance
Resting, in this context, is resistance.
Learning Bravery from a Pair of Mice
I had never met creatures more cowardly than those two mice, but, for some reason, they would never abandon each other.
In Writing and Skating, It Hurts More Never to Try At All
Because I tolerated constant injury, I’m better than I ever was.
An Autistic Girl’s Guide to Horses
Learning I was autistic gave me insight into my childhood fixations and hurts, into how those things have stayed with me over the decades.
Menopause Is More Than Just a Punchline
Menopause is still treated more like a throwaway joke than an experience that deserves to be explored with any kind of artistic or emotional depth.