POETRY
YOKO ZHU
"chun yan wang"
my mother dyes her hair to hide the white
like ghosts from twenty years ago when she carried my brother in her arms, a fragile promise she didn’t understand yet.
my mother takes orders by a tiny restaurant by the interstate
further away than she could’ve ever imagined in my grandmother’s tiny house, dreaming of a man who would love her more than my father ever could, before rocking the baby goodnight in an effort to forget the emptiness she was afraid to express.
she swallowed half and took the other half to America.
my mother hates Lipton tea, instead, she brews jasmine tea straight from Fuzhou; the kind that comes in tin cans with dragons in red
a reminder in the curled leaves of:
innocence and optimism
small towns with Buddhist temples, and her siblings at one dinner table fighting over which pair of chopsticks they wanted instead of money
and an era of childhood naivety she still misses.
like ghosts from twenty years ago when she carried my brother in her arms, a fragile promise she didn’t understand yet.
my mother takes orders by a tiny restaurant by the interstate
further away than she could’ve ever imagined in my grandmother’s tiny house, dreaming of a man who would love her more than my father ever could, before rocking the baby goodnight in an effort to forget the emptiness she was afraid to express.
she swallowed half and took the other half to America.
my mother hates Lipton tea, instead, she brews jasmine tea straight from Fuzhou; the kind that comes in tin cans with dragons in red
a reminder in the curled leaves of:
innocence and optimism
small towns with Buddhist temples, and her siblings at one dinner table fighting over which pair of chopsticks they wanted instead of money
and an era of childhood naivety she still misses.
SHORY STORY
D’ASJAH RIGGINS
THE CONTINUATION OF “TANGLED” :Eugene
“That’s it we are moving and it’s final,” Rapunzel yelled at me! I don’t understand why she would want to move to the city. We’ve been great living in the castle… with her parents… for… 6 years. Okay, maybe moving away isn’t so bad for us.
I watched the maids and butlers remove everything out of the room loading it into the carriage outside.
“Sir Eugene the king wants you to have this,” one of the maids says and hands me an envelope. I opened the envelope seeing a check for one million dollars. Later that night, we were moved into the house that the Queen & King purchased for us.
“Eugene you’ve lived in the city before, tell me about it,” Rapunzel asked as she laid next to me. “Well, there is some great fast food, but nothing as fancy as something we would usually eat in the castle.”
“What’s fast food?”, she asked me with a puzzled look on her face. I laughed taking a look at her, “How about I just take you to one of my favorites tomorrow?”. “I would love that, “ she smiled kissing my cheek. As I let go of her, I saw a blonde piece of hair sticking out.
“Rapunzel what’s this?”
“Oh nothing, don’t worry about it!”
“Rapunzel is your hair growing back,” I asked in worry?
She simply sighed looking at me, “It’s just one piece of hair I’m sure it’ll go away soon. “
I watched the maids and butlers remove everything out of the room loading it into the carriage outside.
“Sir Eugene the king wants you to have this,” one of the maids says and hands me an envelope. I opened the envelope seeing a check for one million dollars. Later that night, we were moved into the house that the Queen & King purchased for us.
“Eugene you’ve lived in the city before, tell me about it,” Rapunzel asked as she laid next to me. “Well, there is some great fast food, but nothing as fancy as something we would usually eat in the castle.”
“What’s fast food?”, she asked me with a puzzled look on her face. I laughed taking a look at her, “How about I just take you to one of my favorites tomorrow?”. “I would love that, “ she smiled kissing my cheek. As I let go of her, I saw a blonde piece of hair sticking out.
“Rapunzel what’s this?”
“Oh nothing, don’t worry about it!”
“Rapunzel is your hair growing back,” I asked in worry?
She simply sighed looking at me, “It’s just one piece of hair I’m sure it’ll go away soon. “
HEARD AROUND THE GLOBE
KHALID ADEBAYO
"IMPEACHMENT, AND MORE"
How is the impeachment going?
The answer is that the impeachment is still going. The house is still in the process of an impeachment inquiry in which testimonies are taken to determine whether the president is really guilty. The house has received testimony from prominent people in government like Lt. col. Alexander Vindman which definitely states that the president was involved in some shady activities with Ukraine. The problem is that none of these officials were directly involved and were only third parties. This was a problem until the testimony from the US ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland which confirmed a “quid pro quo” between the president and Ukraine. This testimony is a game-changer because Sondland was directly involved in a phone call between the president and Ukraine.
The weather is going to be really bad during the holidays?
If you are planning to travel during the holiday you might want to cancel your plans. A storm that carries winds equal to a category 1 hurricane is headed towards Oregon and California. Winds and rains are expected which could lead to floods.
What are the Democrats doing?
The top four Democrats as of now are Pete Butteigeg, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders (the list is not in order). If you are a democratic voter you should decide if you are a moderate or a progressive. A political moderate is a voter who is moderate in their political views. A progressive is someone who advocates for social reform. If you are moderate, you might want to learn more about Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg. If you are a progressive you might want to learn more about Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders. If you are not satisfied with any of these candidates, remember there are other candidates to choose from.
The answer is that the impeachment is still going. The house is still in the process of an impeachment inquiry in which testimonies are taken to determine whether the president is really guilty. The house has received testimony from prominent people in government like Lt. col. Alexander Vindman which definitely states that the president was involved in some shady activities with Ukraine. The problem is that none of these officials were directly involved and were only third parties. This was a problem until the testimony from the US ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland which confirmed a “quid pro quo” between the president and Ukraine. This testimony is a game-changer because Sondland was directly involved in a phone call between the president and Ukraine.
The weather is going to be really bad during the holidays?
If you are planning to travel during the holiday you might want to cancel your plans. A storm that carries winds equal to a category 1 hurricane is headed towards Oregon and California. Winds and rains are expected which could lead to floods.
What are the Democrats doing?
The top four Democrats as of now are Pete Butteigeg, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders (the list is not in order). If you are a democratic voter you should decide if you are a moderate or a progressive. A political moderate is a voter who is moderate in their political views. A progressive is someone who advocates for social reform. If you are moderate, you might want to learn more about Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg. If you are a progressive you might want to learn more about Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders. If you are not satisfied with any of these candidates, remember there are other candidates to choose from.
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VICTORIA SANDERs
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