Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Rita who played the violin like
a rockstar. She played like a rockstar because she practiced three hours each
day ever since she
towards the end of my last facetime session with my mom, she cleared her throat uncomfortably and told me that she thought i should reconsider my pseudonym (yuelian hong).
Today I watched you place stargazer lilies under my tree, that delicate birch
which you transplanted from our backyard to my favorite skipping stone spot at
Little Bear Pond to honor me a
The 10th anniversary of Amy’s death begins the same way as every anniversary
before it: with me dragging myself out of bed, half an hour behind schedule,
frowning at the ashen sky