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Advice Comes Seldomly, Love Showers Overwhelmingly
a look into two lives by Vien Santiago
Vien Santiago
May 7, 20243 min read
but will mine?
starring Vien Santiago in a conversation with himself (and incidentally, the rest of the young world).
Vien Santiago
May 7, 20243 min read
ode to entropy
"i told you my town was twenty seven miles away as the crow flies, / it mattered in the moment, / and you laughed"
Sukriti Sinha (Shea)
May 7, 20241 min read
me and my dog
"for the hundredth time that year, we made ourselves a promise to create a house that my dog would be proud of."
Sukriti Sinha (Shea)
Apr 24, 20241 min read
your voices will be heard.
A rhythmic letter by Vien Santiago.
Vien Santiago
Apr 24, 20243 min read
RE: Let's catch up!
I read a Richard Siken poem and didn’t think of you,
Lilirose (Rose) Luo
Apr 24, 20242 min read
VLOG OF THE THURSDAY IN WHICH YOU GET YOUR U.S. PASSPORT PHOTO TAKEN
"These days, your finsta is only a slideshow of half-blurry photos of the horizon. Telephone poles arching in dark swathes."
Lilirose (Rose) Luo
Feb 1, 20245 min read
Gold Mango
Illuminated by this golden haze, the highest peaks of my scarred face meet the syrupy light first like honey dripping over pancakes...
Hannah Govan
Jan 27, 20242 min read
TURING TEST_ANATOMY
"saying girl / girl / girl / girl to a sleek / silver god. i stay ambivalent. bored / and bordered. hyphe-nation. am bivalent."
Eunice Kim
Jan 14, 20241 min read
Pieces On Transgender Identity
Personal experiences on trans identity, by and from Asian youth. To commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20th.
Dear Asian Youth
Dec 10, 20232 min read
Pieces On Emotions
Foreword: Part of identifying as an Asian person, is the hate and bigotry that comes with looking, “sounding”, or just being Asian. While...
Dear Asian Youth
Nov 6, 20231 min read
Good Tupperware
"Perhaps he could have created / Tupperware for someone like me. / Then could I have enclosed my rotting, / And shut it away"
Mithila Rohit Tambe
Nov 5, 20231 min read
Luck
"Gems, crystals, stones / Red threads around my wrist / and powder between my brows."
Samira Abbey
Nov 5, 20231 min read
爱不释手 (can't tear myself away)
Every muscle in Mei's body knows that she’s meant for Hua, that she can’t live without her. She wants to love Hua, and do nothing but that.
Triparna Poddar
Nov 4, 20235 min read
In Memoriam
My father's childhood and now adulthood has always moved me to desperately question - how do we live with the ghosts of our own selves?
Mithila Rohit Tambe
Nov 4, 20232 min read
I hope this finds you well.
Subject: Message Failed to Send Message: Message to Ellen Failed to Deliver.
Chris Fong Chew
Nov 4, 20232 min read
Sunflowers
Today’s destruction will never be solved
/ if today's flowers leave the problems unresolved.
Samira Abbey
Nov 4, 20231 min read
mother's love
Hey, Ma, I kissed a girl. I know you said you’d be happiest at my wedding because you hope it’ll end up better than you and Papa did.
Samira Abbey
Nov 3, 20237 min read
Ripe
I always loved being a girl, but I think I’ll always feel reluctant to be a woman.
Aubrey Meiling
Nov 3, 20233 min read
5 reasons i hated therapy
When my therapist diagnosed me with depression, it surprised everyone but me.
Anuva Chowdhury
Nov 3, 20233 min read
Summer Morning
The beauty of Chinese nature in the morning, the feeling of hope and renewal.
Emma Wong
Nov 3, 20232 min read
The Recipe for Connection
Cooking with family as the most tangible connection to Aileen's Newar heritage.
Aileen Pradhan
Nov 3, 20233 min read
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