On Resolutions

Here’s the truth: This year, you’ve been through a lot.



Día de las Velitas

“Mami?” she called to the woman who no longer recognized her.




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Black and white photo of the picket line in front of The New School and a mirrored reflection in the window.

Blue Collar/White Collar

When I was five, my father taught me the meaning of work. “Don’t be blue collar,” he said tugging desperately at the thick collar of his mechanic’s work shirt. “Be white collar.”


a field of weeds and flowers at golden hour

You

As everyone picked up their forks, placed napkins on laps, you would slide your wine glass over to your granddaughter and let her stick her finger in, suck the acidic sweetness from the tip.


The Bounty

The government, having used up every other source of energy, issues a bounty: 50,000 for a girl's scream.


Mist and clouds drape over a mountain landscape

Hot Spring Ghost Story

My father, Yongli, told me this story, but I think he left some things out.


A drop of water ripples in an unseen container.

Fertility Facts

The double line of an at-home pregnancy test cannot predict the future.


Mine

my teeth squatted in my mouth
like crooked strangers.