***This was written for my Health Reporting Class: May 26, 2025*** I’ve had acne for over ten years. You wouldn’t know it, and many dermatologists don’t believe it. One time, the doctor gasped as I took off my Lancome foundation. “Oh there it is!” she exclaimed as if she had never seen acne before, as […]
Tag: write
Butterflies
butterflies have a limited lifespan you know
A Guide on How to Feel
I’m still here. A new poem from yours truly. Written on the Brown Line in Chicago. 9.29.22 at a bar in new york city i cried the grime caked under my finger nails and staining the tips the mascara smears under my eyes, blue shadows, rings of red like warpaint the way ink from a […]
Blog: Strange Reckonings
November 7th, 2021 Note: This is the second draft of a piece for a writing class. Revisions are still being made and this is only a specific version of the piece. I am waiting in line outside for a Marcos grilled cheese. The slight breeze sticks the sweaty tendrils of hair to the back of […]