I feel very sad and uncomfortable when a parent hits or scolds a child. It can be said that it’s none of my business. It’s true that I don’t know anyone’s situation. I still want to say that I don’t feel comfortable seeing someone so big overpower someone so small. …

Gang members also have friends. I have thought for a while about how everyone is different and that I am nobody to think that a bully, abusive spouse, and hard criminals wouldn’t have any people who are drawn to them. I am of the opinion that just because someone is…

A few days ago, I stood behind a shopping cart at Trader Joe’s and the person using that cart didn’t notice me. I was browsing bags of potato chips, pineapple-flavored popcorn and others and I looked around and I saw that everyone was deeply engrossed with their shopping lists, or…

I dreamed of my father falling into a hole and begging for help. One of his ankles was swollen. He writhed in pain as I looked down into the hole he fell into. We were in an urban environment. I don’t know why but I felt no sense of urgency…

How often is it easy for you to talk to someone? I don’t feel like I can talk to anyone. Some have perceived me not knowledgeable enough in art, or well-versed in what electricians do, or well-spoken when it comes to political affairs, or historical sites in faraway lands, or…

I wish I never had to sleep so I could watch bad shows, frolic on lawns unknown, try anything that I haven’t tasted before with you. I worry about not having much time to admire and understand what different creatures are like with you. I keep thinking about how one…

While scrolling on Instagram one afternoon, I saw the following: ‘Who is living your life? Are you thinking for yourself or are you projecting acquired ideas which may be all wrong?’ I have trouble living my own life. I am tightly tethered to familial expectations. I always feel like people…

I’ve met people who have come from the following countries so far Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Iran, Nigeria, Mali, Ivory Coast, Haiti, Cape Verde, Brazil, Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador, China, Japan, South Korea, Albania, South Africa, Malawi, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia, Palestine, Israel, Australia, Canada, Kenya, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan…

Why do we tend to look down on people who don’t work? There are some people who don’t work to earn any money but they bake delicious cupcakes that I have come to love. There are those who don’t work but they make me laugh, or they make me feel…