Today, I Wrote

By | March 4, 2022

Days are getting longer. Today, the sun rose at 6:54AM, with plans to set at 6:20pm. The sky is clear. The sun is shining with no constraint. My mood is tranquil. On days like this, my love for life and the vast blue has no room for doubt. Hope registers in my body. I am… Read More »

From Last Week

By | February 27, 2022

Hi friends, I hope you cherish the beautiful moments in your life, however small they are. I am noting some down from the past week, the week where war broke between Russia and Ukraine. One: I saw two baby goats in the urban farm on a cold and windy winter morning: one of them so… Read More »

Letter No. 24

By | February 22, 2022

Hi friends, Letter time! Or love story time! What’s on your mind lately? Tell me. I am bringing Hannah’s reality closer to ours – Covid is coming upon her and her friends. I am curious to see the story evolves. Our Hannah will be teaching virtual classes on Zoom. I hope you enjoy the love… Read More »

Rape

By | February 22, 2022

I was raped by a professor of mine. I don’t know how to write about it in a way that’s helpful to me and to others. Saying what happened without overwhelming shame and pain took me a decade. When life blows you off course, take what you have and what you want in your heart,… Read More »

Conversations from Yesterday

By | February 18, 2022

Hi friends, This week I am making up for missed writing time from last week. Can you tell? What activity has made your whole body humming lately? A friend recently said that something is ready to be born within me. I don’t know what. I will let you know when it is here. If you… Read More »

Letter No. 23

By | February 14, 2022

Hi friends, Happy Valentine’s day. I send you love in the form of a billet-doux. If you love someone, why not tell them that? Love, Love, Love, X.Y.Zheng Letter No. 23 J, The deeds are done. I signed the contract. Sitting at the coffee house on campus, I am watching youth evaporate around me: faces… Read More »