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My first garden lived in egg cartons. Six years old and barefoot on the kitchen tile, I pinched apple seeds between my finger and thumb, […]

October 24, 2025

“Where are you from?” “I was adopted from China.” Not “I’m Chinese.” Definitely not “I’m American” — my face ruins that one before it starts. […]

September 13, 2025

I collect churches the way other people collect stamps, except my hobby requires no money and considerably more moral flexibility. I slip into sanctuaries during […]

September 5, 2025

I. “Everyone is adopted,” I announced to my kindergarten class on the first day of school. To 5-year-old me, this was as normal as sharing […]

April 11, 2025

We move through life collecting thoughts, moments and feelings. Some we dwell on, others we let pass without a second thought. But certain things linger, […]

April 4, 2025

As a child, I believed smart people read books instead of watching movies. I thought movies were just mindless screen-staring, while books required thinking and […]

March 28, 2025

We move through life collecting thoughts, moments and feelings. Some we dwell on, others we let pass without a second thought. But certain things linger, […]

March 8, 2025

The world hums. The sharp exhale of breath, the rhythmic slap of my sneakers against pavement, the distant honk of a car. A shopping cart […]

February 28, 2025

I’ll be upfront with you. I won’t hide it, the way I used to hide my elementary school crushes. I’ve been assigned to write about […]

February 28, 2025

I will confess that I’m writing this article because I was struggling to write one—so, naturally, I decided to write about the struggle itself. A […]

February 21, 2025

The world had been reset overnight. As I rushed to my 9 a.m.—a feat in itself for someone who is chronically late and in a […]

February 14, 2025