PinnedWitnessI used to walk the distance, taking pleasure in the burn crawling up my thighs, sweat prickling my upper lip. This day, I didn’t bother. I…Mar 1, 2024Mar 1, 2024
City KidsMount Sutro is where he said we’d always be friends. We talked about how things might change but really they wouldn’t. Seventeen and a…Mar 16, 2024Mar 16, 2024
Eternal returnI sit on this toilet, in this half bathroom in my childhood home. Surrounded by the peeling pink-and-white striped wallpaper installed 40…Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2022
New parenthood has brought out the best in meEarly difficulties manifested a strength I never knew I possessed.Sep 18, 2021Sep 18, 2021
The ultimate transformationPregnancy is hard. Contemplating parenthood is hard. Understanding the weight of world and choosing to bring a child into it is confusing…Mar 24, 2021Mar 24, 2021
Lessons from an early miscarriageI’d been contemplating parenthood for a few years. I was never the type of person that always knew they wanted kids. As a child I only…Oct 30, 2020Oct 30, 2020
Is listening enough?I awoke on my day off determined to write something. Anything. Over a cup of burnt coffee I wracked my brain trying to think of what I had…Sep 26, 20201Sep 26, 20201
Ten negative thoughts, ten rebuttalsI have always been immensely, cruelly tough on myself. Not in a cute Sad Girl way. And certainly not in an ambitious…Oct 21, 2019Oct 21, 2019
Published inCoconutsPoet Noel Quiñones on exploring his roots and supporting Bronx artistsThere is certainly no shortage of ambitious, passionate and energized New Yorkers, but it’s rare to encounter someone who directs as much…May 28, 2019May 28, 2019
