I used to think love was loud.
Big gestures. Bold declarations.
Something that announced itself.
But you?

Love, Mom

"On the flip side, my alter ego would scrunch my brows and think for moment. Quite honesty, who am I? Who am I really?…

Personas

I 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…

Banana

Wowwww. Contagious. I was all over the place laughing, cheering, screaming, and crying throughout the book…

Sunrise on the Reaping By Suzanne Collins

So good!!! Finished in two days, fast paced, action packed, interesting dynamic characters, easy and direct language…

James by Percival Everett

What 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.

Picasso Misunderstood

"Welcome to The Legacy Castle. Coat check is on your right," the doorman greeted, his…

Just Keep Sewing

You spoke sweetly. You didn’t hiss, you whispered. Didn’t bite, just smiled. You said, Are you sure you want this life?…

The Snake

"Ew." That’s the first thing I remember. I was five years old, sitting at a round table in kindergarten. I had just opened…

Growing Up Chinese American

Darkness stirs
yanks the blanket off my breath.
Eyes snap open,
mind racing ahead of the heart…

Eggshells

63 days. 33 cities. 14 countries. 90 trains. 5279 miles traveled. Solo. But why? Well, why the hell not?

Backpacking Europe Solo

Cartwheeling

James McBride's historical fiction novel, set in the 1920s in Pottstown, Pennsylvania…

Heaven ; Earth Grocery Store By James McBride

On 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…