Kare Kare: An Annotated Recipe in Los Angeles Review
My latest essay, “Kare Kare: An Annotated Recipe” is up at Los Angeles Review. Kare kare is my favorite Filipino dish of peanut butter oxtail stew served over rice. My Lola made the best kare kare, and I’ve had no better since her passing. I started writing this essay in 2008 at CSU Summer Arts, Fresno, … Continue reading
Pretty Potion in Hobart Pulp
Recently, my annotated recipe, “Pretty Potion,” was published at Hobart Pulp. The essay explores magic, beauty, and my tweenage fascination with Saved By The Bell’s bombshell, Kelly KaPOWski. I was first introduced to the annotated recipe in 2008, during a workshop with Steven Church at CSU Summer Arts Fresno, and since then, have always had a fondness … Continue reading
We Be Bleeding At The Rumpus
My essay, “We Be Bleeding” is now up at The Rumpus. So much thanks to Sunday Essays editor, Toni Nealie, for taking on this work, and to artist, Kaye McGarva, for sharing her paintings. A lot of different works inspired this particular piece, but especially Pause, by Mary Ruefle and Bluets, by Maggie Nelson.
Ephphetha At JuxtaProse
You can now read my micro-essay Ephphetha at JuxtaProse Magazine. This particular essay describes the various ways mothers attempt to protect their children. I wrote it shortly after having given birth to my third child. This essay is very dear to me, and I’m incredibly happy that it found a home at JuxtaProse. I also … Continue reading
Sunday, Again at The Nervous Breakdown
I am beyond thrilled to share my newest essay, Sunday, Again now up at The Nervous Breakdown. The essay features fantastic artwork from the super-talented, Trinidad Escobar. Her art will amaze you and her graphic memoir, Crush, is coming out in 2017, so check it out. I started writing this essay in 2012, and it … Continue reading
