Relationships
My First Pride
It fills my body
Fills my body so full of light
I am almost bursting at the seams with
Joy so infectious I cannot avoid it if I wanted to
When Mary Threw Me a Tea Party
It is tea time and Mary, Queen of Scots is sitting next to me on a rickety bench on a gritty sidewalk. Up the hill is a stone castle. This, I think, is what I expected adult life to be — a posh tea, flower blossoms in glass teapots.
My Mother, Her Daughter
I hated my mother for a long time. And right now, I cringe at the sight of those words on a page because I have never uttered them out loud, much less to another person.
Wake Up and Break Up
To everyone in a romantic relationship, trust me, this letter is the last thing I want to be writing in a place like this
A Collection of Portraits
A collection of portraits by Katie Jane Villanueva
Virtual Love
Q, who are you?
A being that is capable of loving, and being happy.
For Lease
I drive, gripping my steering wheel, towering electric poles zooming by like lanky giants.
The Mystery Behind the Mystery Meat
When I was a kid, Saturday mornings meant a breakfast of fried rice, a runny egg, and SPAM—a staple in our pantry growing up.