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After the Catastrophe
A short story
Published on Soaring Twenties • 
in retrospect, infinitesimal
my mom was here with us in germany for a few days, or rather over two weeks, a sliver of time which in retrospect seems infinitesimal but while she was…
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April 2023

a 100-word story
i made it to the end of the 100-day Creator Challenge, woohoo! 🥳 i thought about writing a special “last” post today, reflecting on things i’ve learned…
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close call
for a few seconds (milliseconds?) today i thought i was dying. i had bitten into a sesame ball, or 芝麻球, or zhīma qiú, as an after-lunch dessert, and was…
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looking up
shortly after my dad died, one of my sisters shared a photo of him on one of his hiking trips with friends, a jagged tree branch in one hand (his…
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soul appendages
a poem
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the people whose names i never knew
today i’m thinking about the people who’ve left a lasting impression in my memory, but whom i’ve never spoken a word to and by extension, will likely…
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remembering wayfinding
my mom recently told me the story of getting a ride home from a doctor’s appointment with my nephew Brian. when she asked her grandson if he knew the…
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the final stretch
i can feel my feet starting to drag as i approach the end of this100-day Creator Challenge. it reminds me of my short-lived tenure on the high school…
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