Dec 24, 2018 | Nonfiction
Each day, we walk down the red dirt track that rises up like a sand spit from the lake. We pass groups of men, women, children sitting by the side of the road, watching the port, waiting. The dust billowing out from under H’s size eleven hiking boots settles on my...
Oct 17, 2018 | Nonfiction
The New York City lights illuminated the street sign, and I felt my knees buckling as my cousin Ali and I approached Ludlow Street. Only a few more blocks until our first stop: a vibrant bar on the Lower East Side called Pianos. Yellow taxis zoomed by us as Ali’s...
Oct 15, 2018 | Nonfiction
The #MeToo Movement Content warning: sexual assault This piece is about me coming to terms with being molested by a doctor whom I trusted, my naiveté about what really happened and how both these things relate to the #MeToo movement. It was inspired by all of the...
Sep 17, 2018 | Nonfiction
Content warning: suicide so i’m looking back on this relationship that ended just over a month ago, maybe less, and my friends are telling me that it’s for the best that she dumped me, that i’ll be happier out of it, that i’ll be a better and more successful person...
Sep 10, 2018 | Nonfiction
My chili once took a red ribbon at the Dade County Youth Fair in the beef category, which is ironic as it was the seven years I spent as a vegetarian that taught me how to make it flavorful. I made the award-winning recipe for years, calling it ‘Harvest Chili’. Flying...
