NamiTwenty-FiveIn 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, 2020Sep 4, 2020
NamiBAt 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, 2020May 16, 2020
NamiI’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, 2020Apr 28, 2020
NamiSoccer BallThe 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, 2020Apr 20, 2020
NamiKarenFog 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, 2020Apr 9, 2020
NamiTrail MixOne 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, 2019Dec 24, 2019