Where is She?
In her mind, I never existed. She doesn’t just refuse to see me, I am not real to her, and nothing ever happened. The only thing I have to prove to her what we were is a photograph. This photo I’m holding is a picture of her and me sitting on the bench, we are slightly apart, but we both knew we were together. She is on her phone talking to someone, I was in my mind, really in my journal. I have this picture because a man shopping at the gift shop across the street snapped a polaroid just bef...
Where is She?
In her mind, I never existed. She doesn’t just refuse to see me, I am not real to her, and nothing ever happened. The only thing I have to prove to her what we were is a photograph. This photo I’m holding is a picture of her and me sitting on the bench, we are slightly apart, but we both knew we were together. She is on her phone talking to someone, I was in my mind, really in my journal. I have this picture because a man shopping at the gift shop across the street snapped a polaroid just bef...
Short Story: The Artist and the King
#FACC28 - #FF584EOne day, an artist came before a King. From a young age, the King struggled with sorrow over the disappearance of his younger brother. Growing up, they used to paint & play together in the tall grass fields. The King deeply missed his brother, so he called upon the best artists in all the lands to paint him the most beautiful memories from his past. Many artists attempted to offer the King their finest work. Artists spent a lifetime painting rolling landscapes and life-like p...
Short Story: The Artist and the King
#FACC28 - #FF584EOne day, an artist came before a King. From a young age, the King struggled with sorrow over the disappearance of his younger brother. Growing up, they used to paint & play together in the tall grass fields. The King deeply missed his brother, so he called upon the best artists in all the lands to paint him the most beautiful memories from his past. Many artists attempted to offer the King their finest work. Artists spent a lifetime painting rolling landscapes and life-like p...
Who am I?
I look in the mirror and ask myself “Who am I?”. My name is Takai, pronounced ‘Tuh-ky’. For those who struggle with the flavor, I often refer to the Star Trek character Hikaru Sulu, played by actor George Takei. I was given this name meaning ‘Jewel of the family’. But that’s just the name people call me. A label. I must be far more than that. So who am I? I am from the flavorful city of East Oakland, California, a community where sirens sing lullabies and ‘bruh’ is a common pronoun. A love le...
Who am I?
I look in the mirror and ask myself “Who am I?”. My name is Takai, pronounced ‘Tuh-ky’. For those who struggle with the flavor, I often refer to the Star Trek character Hikaru Sulu, played by actor George Takei. I was given this name meaning ‘Jewel of the family’. But that’s just the name people call me. A label. I must be far more than that. So who am I? I am from the flavorful city of East Oakland, California, a community where sirens sing lullabies and ‘bruh’ is a common pronoun. A love le...
Us vs. Us: The social fight against ourselves to achieve eudaimonia
#F708EF — #3CAAC3Early in the morning on November 3rd 2020 I received a text that read “stay safe today”. This warm message would have been normal on any other day but today it made me think deeper. The majority of people are aware that an important decision will be made today. A decision that will affect the next four years of our lives. The american general elections, an event where democracy is supposed to be alive and well. We the people have the power to vote on policy and leadership tha...
Us vs. Us: The social fight against ourselves to achieve eudaimonia
#F708EF — #3CAAC3Early in the morning on November 3rd 2020 I received a text that read “stay safe today”. This warm message would have been normal on any other day but today it made me think deeper. The majority of people are aware that an important decision will be made today. A decision that will affect the next four years of our lives. The american general elections, an event where democracy is supposed to be alive and well. We the people have the power to vote on policy and leadership tha...
