Long-Fiction | An Open Letter, or (Words That Should've Been Left Unsaid, But Here We Are)
Dear You, Here's a confession: I've always thought we'd end up together. And here's another confession: I think a part of me had always wanted for us to end up together. And maybe that's why I remained connected with you. You pointed this out o…
Sort of a Book Review | A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
I'm not sure what got me really interested with the novel. Goodreads provided a not-so-specific overview of the story of the four boys in New York and it was accurate, I realized, after I've read the story. Hanya Yanagihara's “A Little Life” is about the …
Long-Fiction | The World's Strongest Man
The rumor about the world's strongest man started when a group of young boys wandered through the woods located in the outskirts of town. Huge trees populated the forest and little light came through from the thick canopy high above. Distant bird calls and mysteri…
Long-Fiction | Tonsillectomy
Today I am Ferris Bueller and I'm going to have my day off. As Mom walks in and wakes me up, I groan. She doesn't hear, or doesn't care. After the fight we had the other day, it's probably the latter. She is already outside the room when I groan loud…
Long-Fiction | There's Too Much Love
He was crying as the credits rolled in. And he was being both conspicuous and inconspicuous about it. “You’re crying!” I playfully mocked. “Shut up,” he replied nasally. “Why are you crying? It’s a happy ending!” “Just let me cry, man!” he sniffed. “Come…
Long-Fiction | This Time Last Year
I had violent dreams again. If I confessed to my counselor that our anger management sessions were not working with my pent-up bullshit, she might refer me to a psychiatrist. And that would cost much more, considering that she worked for free. And a real psychiatri…
