Category: Musings
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Thank You, I Love You
The essence of life is learning when to hold on and when to let go. I typed this quote furiously into my notes the other day as I began planning my journey home to the Bay Area, dashing across the room in a sudden haze. When your life is a constant state of limbo that’s…
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Before I Graduate
I don’t know about you, but sometimes, on my way to something really grand, I’ll sit in silence and peer out the window. It’s nice to bathe in the moments that come right before the finale: the burning in my chest, the sparks in my eyes, even the tingle just beyond the belly. This part’s…
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There Is No Time To Grieve
I used to sit and dream of these moments. I used to light cigarettes in hopes that the smoke would push my memories of you deeper into the abyss. But I could still feel them, lingering there like the faintest whisper of my name. I prayed—prayed to whatever was worth praying to. I was a…
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Sí, Io Sono Cinese
There is scrambled shouting, explosive laughter, elders sitting calmly at the head of the table, and an excess of food. Between heated conversations concerning career paths and the whereabouts of long lost relatives, it’s clear I am at a family gathering located at an overly embellished banquet hall. Aunts and uncles whose names I cannot…
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Strength
Poetry by Karen J. Wang 2 January 2016 Strength does not feel like iron bars growing in the place of soft flesh. She’s more like shallow breaths and balmy temples. Show me strength disguised in a cape and shield, And I’ll show you faint and dark scars across my chest. Strength strikes with a vengeance…
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Finding My Groove
Originally Published on March 24th, 2015 I’m consumed in a shroud of darkness. Students in pleated skirts, shiny cufflinks, pressed ties, and black monogrammed binders flutter anxiously to and fro across the campus quad. Like marching bullet ants, I catch glimpses of furrowed brows and muffled conversations concerning summer internships and the like. On days…
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Buy Experiences, Not Things
Originally Published for the Bentley Vanguard on March 3rd, 2015 Jim has one winter coat. The coat is black, properly insulated, waterproof, and provides ample warmth. There are no tears or defects to the coat. The coat also matches most of Jim’s daily wear attire as well as his business formal suits. Being fully aware…
