Love, MomMay 11, 2025I used to think love was loud. Big gestures. Bold declarations. Something that announced itself. But you?
PersonasMay 5, 2025"On the flip side, my alter ego would scrunch my brows and think for moment. Quite honesty, who am I? Who am I really?…
BananaApr 30, 2025I went to China for the first time in my life. I met extended family, saw the house my dad grew up in. Here is how it went…
Sunrise on the Reaping By Suzanne CollinsMar 22, 2025Wowwww. Contagious. I was all over the place laughing, cheering, screaming, and crying throughout the book…
James by Percival EverettMar 5, 2025So good!!! Finished in two days, fast paced, action packed, interesting dynamic characters, easy and direct language…
Picasso MisunderstoodFeb 26, 2025What if I told you Picasso painted this? What if I told you he painted this quiet, moving, realist painting at age 15? Shocked? I was too.
Just Keep SewingFeb 19, 2025"Welcome to The Legacy Castle. Coat check is on your right," the doorman greeted, his…
The SnakeJan 29, 2025You spoke sweetly. You didn’t hiss, you whispered. Didn’t bite, just smiled. You said, Are you sure you want this life?…
Growing Up Chinese AmericanJan 22, 2025"Ew." That’s the first thing I remember. I was five years old, sitting at a round table in kindergarten. I had just opened…
EggshellsJan 15, 2025Darkness stirs yanks the blanket off my breath. Eyes snap open, mind racing ahead of the heart…
Backpacking Europe SoloJan 8, 202563 days. 33 cities. 14 countries. 90 trains. 5279 miles traveled. Solo. But why? Well, why the hell not?
Heaven ; Earth Grocery Store By James McBrideJan 1, 2025James McBride's historical fiction novel, set in the 1920s in Pottstown, Pennsylvania…
Take TwoDec 26, 2024On March 24, 2020, I launched a blog called Unfiltered. After two years, I decided to archive it (sorry, Mom), but who knows—some of those old posts might…