Drove the heart of millions There was a lady, Not as beautiful as the others Maybe not that fascinating, That alluring, But she was...

It Will Be Good Staring back at her was a Barbie doll, subtle eyeliner applied to perfection. Coats of hairspray, and the work of a...

For the longest time now, I’ve been more attached to window sills than people. I’ve spent more nights on park benches than in my bed....

We hear people of past generations using people to define the music, culture, and way they lived in that period of time. “When I was...

Fish-bone braids When my mom tied the knot, she did it in fish-bone braids Those of brave and burnt colors, mossing over her protruding...

Most people associate Cuba with three notions: beaches, vintage cars, and cigars. But this surreal setting is more than just a tourist...

1. What inspires you to create art? The fact that art holds expression is itself what inspires me to create. There are ways beyond words...

things that remind me of you hot pot, half spicy, half not & little pastries, crispy, flaky with a strawberry on top & cookies &...

Jellyfish Stingers My mother used to take me to the ocean when I was a child because I liked to skip around in the sand and see how deep...

I was ten and eight months when I got my first period. The night before I’d felt a twitch in my stomach, and a slice of sadness wrapped...

I’m Grateful Today and everyday I’m grateful for the primeval forests, scarlet flowers and rampant trees… fruits, petals and lush green...

A Confession I write love letters on tattered pages When the owls awake and the mice have burrowed into the thawing soil to rest their...

The Constant Best I talk to you some days Other days you’re not there Then I’m alone with my thoughts It gets dark in the mornings You...

Hope The darkness is like a shallow, shady hole, This hole acts as a claw trap. The shadow swallows you up and you’re stuck, Stuck in...

Previously published in Bluefire's Anthology Summer’s colors, all too often, threatened to blind Ada. For the past few years, it had been...

1 wear something tight but not too tight are you sure you want so much skin in the frame not that we want...

The question “What is it like to be a girl?” falls in the same category of questions like: what does sweet and sour sauce taste like?...

Who is Jon Batiste? More recently, you might’ve been scrolling on YouTube, Instagram, or literally any social outlet, and you might’ve...