Bodies
It’s Crying Time
Eyes up, no tears. Dad’s stage-four cancer, I thought, shouldn’t cause everyone to break down.
When a Mystery Illness Strikes
This is what I have learned from the past months of pain: We are made of equal parts death and life.
Don’t Let It Bury You
How my relationship with dance helps me navigate my body, trauma, and mental health.
Until We All Have Voices
I lost my voice at fifteen, when it faded into adolescent memory.
Am I Asian Enough?
Erasing my dark under-eye circles won’t change the fact of my Indonesian heritage.
To Swim Is to Endure: On Living with Chronic Pain
“If I don’t swim, the pain grows. If I’m in more pain, what will become of my life?”
What Certain Breakout Areas Say About You
When it comes to caring for one’s appearance, it’s safe to say that most people spend a lot of time and money preventing and treating breakouts and pimples. Acne is a dreaded four-letter word that sends fear into the heart of anyone who wants to look their best at all times. Despite using expensive creams […]
A Chronology of Touch
“The desire and the wrongness both, inseparable, pulled at me.”
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How the Affordable Care Act Allowed Me to Work
The ACA allowed me to pursue independence as a person with a disability.
Stuttering Genes: On Family and Communication
“Why would I need scientific corroboration to make my disability legitimate?”