Mooncake
Hou Yi, the brave archer, shot down nine of ten sunsÂ
That scorched the great earth with fiery tongues. … Read moreMooncake
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Threading her way to the top
Ziba Ahmadi greets her client with a warm smile. Her black bouncy curls occupy space as she moves through the small salon into a room with two coal-colored leather chairs that look like they would be in a hair salon. But Ahmadi isn’t a hair stylist; she’s an eyebrow threader … Read moreThreading her way to the top
Losing Him Twice
I’m afraid of my dad’s bedroom. The bare, unlit space smells of old urine and disease, holding nothing but a bed stripped of its sheets and a streak of blood staining the wall. A weathered wheelchair sits in the bathroom; on top, a folded cotton shirt and shorts he was supposed to wear the morning he was sent to hospice. I prefer to keep Dad’s bedroom door closed. It allows me to pretend he’s inside
Rewinding the tape
Love seemed to be a facade, until I learned to embrace it. … Read moreRewinding the tape
Scrapbook
Tiny wet footsteps
fleeing from bathtime suds spill
giggles into the air. … Read moreScrapbook