No Niche Nelly
In the wake of the murder of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, two of the more recent names of innocent Black lives lost due to police brutality, countless petitions have been circulating to reach mayors and other state/city-level positions of power to demand justice for these murders and to abolish the police. As a white […]
The following was originally published at dearquarantinediary.com on April 8, 2020. Dear Quarantine Diary, When I was a kid, I went to bed watching Full House reruns on Nick At Night. I remember an episode in which DJ starts junior high and is immediately confronted by cool girls wearing thick eyeliner and red lipstick.
The following was originally published at dearquarantinediary.com on March 27, 2020. dear quarantine diary, Today I woke up with a dull headache. My eyes blinked open to an empty Google Meet room; all I saw was my sleepy face in the corner of the screen. That’s right, I thought. I fell asleep on a video […]
The following was originally published at dearquarantinediary.com on March 19, 2020. Dear Quarantine Diary, I’m finally horizontal — on my bed, but not to sleep. I came in here to smoke and listen to my Spotify playlist I made yesterday called “We’ll Be Alright.” The playlist has ended, and Spotify is suggesting Lorde. “Writer in […]