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Trouble
Come in and sit down. There is a problem. Someone has made a mistake. A lot of money is missing. Has the whole office been questioned? Look no further than the person behind the desk. This is going to be … Continue reading
Sunday Morning Rush
Nine o’clock in the morning. Slap that snooze button, I need sleep. My father barges into my room – Asian parents don’t know what know what knocking is, privacy is an idea lost on my family. “Hurry! Get up! Aunty … Continue reading
Bittersweet Traditions
My brother is there, sitting on the bed, sorting and organizing writing utensils. Old pens and pencils they are, ballpoints, graphite pencils, gel ink, highlighters worn-out from their users’ clutches. The pencils he is sorting out are used and of … Continue reading
My Sons Waltz
My Son’s Waltz The spirit in your legs Could make an old man dizzy; But I carry on instead: Such mirth was never easy. We danced to old records Caked with dust from the shelf, And though you … Continue reading
PSL
On a beautiful, crisp, late-September Friday afternoon, J walks down Main Mall towards Martha Piper Plaza. Noticing how other people are taking photos of the fall landscape, she whips out her iPhone and does the same thing. An Instagram-worthy photo, … Continue reading
Ms. Unqualified
You said I was late. Absurd You claimed I missed a day. Bogus. You gracefully said it was non-excusable. Ridiculous. You’re aggressive. You’re coarse. You’re exhausting. You were so very wrong. Humiliating. You tried to lower my grade. Fat chance. … Continue reading
OMG! Stoked!
Hay Gurl! OMG! Stoked to say that you can come back to the Ube’. Got you down for edumacating the big kids ’bout plays n stuff. It’s for, like, the whole year. u need yr # to come. Or to … Continue reading
letter of acceptance
Hey! Congratulation! You did it! We accept you at our school at UBC as an exchange student from PHZH for the academic year 2016/2017. Now you are in the ungraduated level for Term 1. Term one is just from September … Continue reading
A State Court Says Rap Lyrics Can’t Be Used As Evidence In A Criminal Trial
The song Tupac didn’t write: I have reached the limits of my ability to care. Society has exhausted the last of my patience and I am profoundly fatigued. I might lose my temper at any moment. There. I lost my … Continue reading
Criminal Record Check
Aye yo Meggerino, Where the actual fuck is your criminal record check? If you sent it then ignore me. But that shit takes forever for the gov to process, lazy bastards. We gotta have it by September or you are … Continue reading