Sarena Kuhn

And when you spend all that time thinking, and so much of the day reading, it’s natural to develop a laundry list of irrational fears. 

And so, “Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World” arrived in my life. This was the book that changed the way I see fiction, exceeding my expectations for the type of world building mere words could accomplish.

The note must have been an act of self-preservation — the writer wanted to keep the ‘poison’ all to themself and thus scribbled a little white lie.

I am seven years old, and poetry is Jack Prelutsky’s giant pizzas. My mother still reminds me that she waited in line for hours...

Among those incarcerated were many members of my family, including my great-grandfather and grandfather. After the executive order, Japanese Americans on the West Coast sold homes, businesses and assets, often for much less than their true value...

some dog just took a shit on our lawn no, not the patch of grass by the tree our lawn — no, I don’t know whose dog it is they must feed their pets like they’re goddamn kings

I cling to the music that makes me desperately long for memories I myself have not yet experienced. I retreat back into the comfortable embrace of the oldies to which my mother danced — she would take my hands in hers and spin me around our tiled floor.

We clutch our skin, reach for hope from our ankles, We close our eyes, pray for water, pray for answers, We keep our fear in a silent place — we run.

Freshman year of college is one of the most common times for individuals to develop eating disorders or disordered eating behaviors. New students are thrown into a completely different environment, one that presents unfamiliar academic and social challenges.