South Korea 2023. Chal-ddeok at the Korean Dessert Cafe.
Vanilla classic crowns novelty. Red bean jam. Rice cakes stand Sentry. Black sesame seeds disguised as Oreo dust. The hidden treasure of...
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- Aug 8
South Korea 2023. Arrival.
Lobby lines converge at the horizon point beyond my imagination where pets provoke Mona Lisa’s bold lipstick smile and perfectly applied...
- Aug 8
South Korea 2023. Approach.
Fumbling fingers. iPhone captures 30 second delay. Cloud framed doorway radiates pink. Blue translation from 35,000. Beloved adoptive...
- Feb 1
Click
As a very young child, I hated the click of my bedroom light switch at night as it announced my parents’ departure. I am told my panic...
- Dec 28, 2022
Navigating Race Within Our Own Families
As a child, I didn’t think much about being a foreigner in my own family – despite what the mirror told me every day. As an adult with...
- Nov 3, 2022
Pink Sunsets
Pink sunsets remind me of the evening we poured my adoptive grandmother’s ashes into the Gulf of Mexico. Stop reading this post if...
- Apr 20, 2022
Violent Tears
Brought to violent tears. The kind that echoes childhood and primal pitches as emotions tumble onto the floor. Ukrainian news provoked...
- Nov 18, 2021
Magic Korean Powder 11/18/2021
Gochugaru = Magic Korean Powder Unlike the outrageously powerful (and delicious) kick of Latin peppers, gochugaru steeps into your...
- Oct 27, 2021
Kimjang and Kimchi 10/27/2021
Driving home with 2½ gallons of kimchi, sporting red splatters on my coat from the gochugaru (Korean red chili powder) mixture, I looked...
- Oct 13, 2021
Genetic Anarchy 10/13/2021
Today is my favorite niece’s birthday. She is movie star beautiful, sensitive, and artistic... but my favorite quality is her sense of...
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