Tag: writer

  • Feel the Pain

    Feel the Pain

    Put away the meds; I want to feel the pain, may her wish not be in vain. I want to know just how much life is willing to hurt me. Put away the meds.

  • That Moment When Your Identity Can’t Be Identified

    In an online magazine interview, the very famous and talented Asian actress Lucy Liu said that she struggles to find work as the main character in movies because of her race. She is found either “too American” for Asian films or “too Asian” for American films and she feels like she gets “pushed out of…

  • High Five
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    High Five

    For finding the courage to let go of weaknesses however benign; thoughts of cake? Cigarettes? Drugs? Or maybe wine? High five! For getting your degree against all odds rubbing it in the face of those who said you wouldn’t get jobs. High five! For working out every day until seeing the results you wanted feeling…

  • Forgiving

    Forgiving

    For some of us, there isn’t a divine intervention; no promise of a heaven or paradise. We simply forgive when we come to the realization that we, too, are human, and we’re far, far, far from perfect.

  • Artist meets artist, and one is confused

    One time, when I lived in North Jersey, I was sitting outside waiting for my laundry, minding my own business. I was sketching a masterpiece on my iPad when a guy in his late teens to early twenties walked up to me and asked, “Are  you interested in listening to my Hip Hop CD?” He…