Elena Robidoux is a writer of poetry and creative nonfiction from Massachusetts. Her work has been featured in The Missing Slate, Metatron, Fog Machine and Wu-Wei Fashion Mag, among others. She is currently the music and nightlife editor for Time Out Shanghai. You can find her on Instagram @robi1kenobee.

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Bokeh

By ELENA ROBIDOUX

Sound travels differently in a barrio. Here, there are no quiet hours, no inconvenience; without noise, the air stifles.