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This piece received an honorable mention in the nonfiction category of the 2o24 Wallace Prize.   Niseko, Japan.  After sliding off my snow-soaked boots, I […]

May 8, 2024

This piece received an honorable mention in the nonfiction category of the 2o24 Wallace Prize. Every inch of a typical Nubian home along the Nile […]

May 8, 2024

This piece received third place in the nonfiction category of the 2024 Wallace Prize. Before you see the birds at Tardif Poultry Farm and Feed […]

May 8, 2024

This piece received second place in the nonfiction category of the 2024 Wallace Prize. The Vogelkop Bowerbird lives in the Arfak mountains of western New […]

May 8, 2024

This piece received first place in the nonfiction category of the 2024 Wallace Prize. I was on the 212 bus from Lowe’s back to campus; […]

May 8, 2024

The walk-in freezer is stuffed with carcasses. The air is fragrant with oxidation and decay. Sunlight glints across the weathered orange skin of the lambs […]

April 22, 2022

A hazy summer day in first grade. Dani and I were sitting on the steps of her grandfather’s house. Our mouths and hands dripped mango […]

April 22, 2022

The Legend of Barefoot Kid crosses state lines two weeks into the school year, when my friend Lila calls to tell me about the insane […]

April 22, 2022

For my ninth Christmas, Dad bought me a right-handed Yamaha FG-Junior acoustic guitar. I was left-handed and so furious with my father for handicapping me […]

April 22, 2022

Nước: the Vietnamese word for country and water.   Nước mắt chảy xuống. Tears flow down, my mother tells me. By which she means: a […]

April 22, 2022

On Boxing Day, after packaging various leftovers and saying goodbye to family friends and neighbours, I sat down to watch the finale of “Insecure.” The […]

February 24, 2022