May’s Monthly Memo – November

One starless night, I was stranded. Needless to say, foreigners are often stranded. I decided to translate the stories of…

May’s Monthly Memo – October

It is true there is not enough beauty in the world.It is also true that I am not competent to…

I started constructing 15×15 crosswords a few months ago, and while I’m still very much a rookie, I wanted to…

Between Autumn Equinox and Winter Solstice, TodayI read a Korean poem with the line “Today you are the youngest you…

The Presence In Absence Poetry is not made of words.I can say it’s January whenit’s August. I can say, “The…

On July 23, Taylor Swift surprised fans worldwide by announcing a midnight album-drop—an unprecedented move by an artist who is…

Fishing on the Susquehanna in July I have never been fishing on the Susquehannaor on any river for that matterto…

🖼️ Like most things that are turned in late, this monthly memo is brief, scattered, retrospective, and a bit lame…

This weekend, Kevin and I got engaged! 💍We have been together for the past three years, and have known for…

The Trees In my front yard live three crape myrtles, crying treesWe once called them, not the shadiest but soothingDuring…