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POINT OF RESONANCE: A POEM

POINT OF RESONANCE: A POEM

Let me be for you what air is to me— a reminder of life, of destiny. When I accept my humanity, I cry, I shake— the music of it all...

POINT OF RESONANCE: A POEM

Let me be for you what air is to me— a reminder of life, of destiny. When I accept my humanity, I cry, I shake— the music of it all...

WHY YOU'RE NOT FORSAKEN

WHY YOU'RE NOT FORSAKEN

Something culminated in me, in all my mental darkness—a kizuki, a realization I had hungered for my entire life.  I want to tell you about it. And I wish I...

WHY YOU'RE NOT FORSAKEN

Something culminated in me, in all my mental darkness—a kizuki, a realization I had hungered for my entire life.  I want to tell you about it. And I wish I...

THE OTHER SIDE OF EN

THE OTHER SIDE OF EN

In Japanese, we have a word: en (縁). It means connection—not the surface-level contact list, but those invisible strings that tie us to one another. Heart strings. Soul strings. The...

THE OTHER SIDE OF EN

In Japanese, we have a word: en (縁). It means connection—not the surface-level contact list, but those invisible strings that tie us to one another. Heart strings. Soul strings. The...

WHAT MY BODY WANTS ME TO KNOW

WHAT MY BODY WANTS ME TO KNOW

A love letter from the body. Inspired by a prompt from Elizabeth Gilbert, this piece emerged as a message from within—a reminder that our bodies are not possessions, but partners...

WHAT MY BODY WANTS ME TO KNOW

A love letter from the body. Inspired by a prompt from Elizabeth Gilbert, this piece emerged as a message from within—a reminder that our bodies are not possessions, but partners...

HOW TO CARRY BAGGAGE THAT WAS NEVER YOURS

HOW TO CARRY BAGGAGE THAT WAS NEVER YOURS

Good evening. Or morning. Or whatever time you’re reading this. I live in multiple timelines, with one foot in Tokyo and the other in timelessness. My Tokyo-self makes sure my...

HOW TO CARRY BAGGAGE THAT WAS NEVER YOURS

Good evening. Or morning. Or whatever time you’re reading this. I live in multiple timelines, with one foot in Tokyo and the other in timelessness. My Tokyo-self makes sure my...

I LIED MY WAY INTO LOVE

I LIED MY WAY INTO LOVE

Her symptoms started when she was 47. I was just 17. At first, it seemed like an extension of her usual forgetfulness or casual carefreeness. But then she missed the...

I LIED MY WAY INTO LOVE

Her symptoms started when she was 47. I was just 17. At first, it seemed like an extension of her usual forgetfulness or casual carefreeness. But then she missed the...