This excerpt is from my new braided memoir–historical fiction novella, A Name Unbroken: The Archive and the Body, which will be published in 2026. The work shifts between the court records of the Salem witch trials and moments from my own life, illustrating how accusation, silence, and survival leave their marks over centuries. Before I… Continue reading The Archive and the Body
Category: Poem
13 Ways of Looking at a Piano
13 Ways of Looking at a Pianoafter Wallace StevensIAmong twenty drowsy Musicians,The only moving thingWas one hammer of the piano.III was of three minds,Like ten fingersPlaying on three pianos.IIIThe piano clinked in theAuditorium’s silence.It was a small part of thePerformance.IVA left hand and right handAre two.A left hand, a right hand and aPianoAre one.VI do… Continue reading 13 Ways of Looking at a Piano
Under a Bali Moon
Under a Bali Moon Among treetops under a Bali moon moist in the heat after dusk, I’d sat in this spot the year before, came back with a friend in tow. I waited while she lifted her spoon in anticipation. “Luscious.” She licked the caramelized crust, spoon dipping deep scooping up what lurked below. Its… Continue reading Under a Bali Moon
Untuned
Untuned You sit unused under the archway between here and there next to the couch, also black. Don’t know why I avoid you so, I love you so and when we’re together we’re harmoniously transformed. Yet, something’s off. It must be the river, its dampness lingers within you sliding along the skin of your tendons,… Continue reading Untuned
Flesh Eater
“The trouble with a secret life is that it is very frequently a secret from the person who lives it and not at all a secret for the people he encounters.” —James Baldwin, Another Country That’s how James Baldwin describes the fallacy of believing he is living a secret life and how it’s only a… Continue reading Flesh Eater