I'm just so profoundly disappointed in the state of this country, but how can I be surprised in a nation that was founded on the tenets of colonial violence and brutality?

something something it’s complicated being a daughter of immigrants that choose to come here, and i’m grateful to be here, i’m mostly safe in my everyday life, but these safeties come from the sufferings of others, and that doesn’t feel great, and i can see this safety is slipping away, and what can i do, i have work tomorrow right?... [Continue reading →]

Going Outside

It’s January and it’s 73 degrees, a winter blessing while the rest of the country is covered in ice. It’s a weekday so I’m sitting inside, staring out the window. Sometimes I feel like a kid in detention, watching everyone else run around at recess.

Part of being a software engineer is being glued to the screen. Your work is... [Continue reading →]

A slow day

I made mac and cheese today. It’s the Goodles brand, their deluxe version. The cheese sauce was thick and orange, like radioactive goo. That’s how it should be when mac and cheese comes from a box - as artificial looking as possible. That’s how you know it’s good!

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Where are the Emergency Exits?

Last week, my team moved into a new building. When I returned to the office from my weeks-long PTO, I was lost. I parked in the wrong lot, so I had to walk what felt like miles and cut through another building to reach this one. Once inside, I traversed the maze. I felt like a child on the first... [Continue reading →]

My 2025 Poetry Publications

I wanted to collate all of my publications from 2025. Mostly because I lost track, and when I mention my publications to others I don’t have the links handy so they can read them. I figure if I collect them here, I’ll have an easy reference point.

Compression Algorithm
Published August 2025 in Mouthful of Salt
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