שנה טובה ומתוקה
Honey is sweet and memory is sticky. September is an intersection of identity I can claim, but sometimes don't know how, and an identity...
Shared Air
Hispanic Heritage Month is an unlocked door to memory. It’s a door I know I could open regularly, but I don’t. I drive to work through...
Efficacy Means I Can
“I’m worried I might poison my family.” My friend’s reason for not canning echoed in my head. It was simultaneously ridiculous (because...
Al * ler * gy
A response. Automatic. Unchecked Observed. Evaluated. Pollen? Flutter down Butterfly. Migration. Comes and goes. Mold A hidden always....
Cake and Ice Cream
This past week in the office, my co-worker asked me, “What kind of cake do you want for your birthday?” It should be an easy question. ...
A Man Said
“Well, it’s like she thinks you’re a computer and could just process the pattern.” My brother paused, “I’m sure I could.” He paused. ...
Them Apples
"How do you like. . ." The phrase begins. Every couple days my dad enters the kitchen with one or two apples in his hand. "I want you...
For Reference
“We’re going to have to weave,” I told Graciela on the pickup we switched to outside of San Lucas. It was a slow rise into the mountains...
Phrasing
I wrote a novel, a shelf of pages and words carried by my own family’s names. Spanish and Hebrew combined by vowels that match. Ladino...
Storm Mode
Summer, Days are longer Attention shorter. Scrolling. Swiping. Starting. Stopping. Shorelines Dry up. Rage on. From one thing. The...
