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Rug

“You clean room before four today, or I throw everything away.”

Dec 14, 2021

Dec 14, 2021

Twenty-Five

In the autumn of 2020, I was working at an outdoor program to look after kids whose parents were working during COVID. To protect us from…

Sep 4, 2020

Sep 4, 2020

Cat Doll

All I wanted was a Yoo-Hoo.

Jun 16, 2020

Jun 16, 2020

B

At first I thought it was ketchup, or maybe cherry juice. The liquid splattered across the wall had exploded across the surface and had…

May 16, 2020

May 16, 2020

Near Portland

I am on a plane to Portland to see my boyfriend.

May 6, 2020

May 6, 2020

I’m embarrassed to say that the whole thing started because of stuffed animals.

I had a collection of plush dogs that I kept on a drawer in our living room. A friend of my mother’s came by to visit her. My mother was…

Apr 28, 2020

I’m embarrassed to say that the whole thing started because of stuffed animals.

Apr 28, 2020

Soccer Ball

The first time my mother kicked my brother, I was four years old. I thought it was funny. He was curled up tightly, knees to his chest…

Apr 20, 2020

Apr 20, 2020

Karen

Fog sits like cream of mushroom soup on the lawn outside. I twist a napkin in my hand, watching it through the window. Dinner is on the…

Apr 9, 2020

Apr 9, 2020

The Mermaid

One day my mother left a mermaid on my bed. As a surprise.

Mar 4, 2020

Mar 4, 2020

Trail Mix

One time in college, my school signed me up to have my studio visited by Kara Walker, who had an exhibition in the Corcoran at the time. I…

Dec 24, 2019

Trail Mix

Dec 24, 2019

Nami

Nami

I’m Nami! I write about autism, comics, and my life— less often than I should, but when I do, I try to make it worth your while.

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