I have a tattoo of a phone number for my grandparents’ house. That was the only number I would’ve picked up and answered growing up. I hated talking on the phone! The number is no longer in use.
Author Archives: mylittlehawk
between always and never: going back in time
Regrettably, I lived a life full of things I want to change. But it brought me here today. So I learned to let go. But most of all, I learned that nothing compares to grief.
to exist in the world as a woman
Every time I take a step towards the benefit of the doubt, I am reminded in a cruel way what a man really is.
Book Review of Daughters of the Sun and Moon by Lisa See
The stories of Moon, Petal, Dove, and other women in the book show what it was like to be a Chinese woman and immigrant in 19th-century Los Angeles.
About Life and Uncertainty
For better or for worse, life is uncertain. It allows me to dream, as much as fear, what comes next. So there’s no way to approach it. It is a space in which life happens.
Navigating Adulthood
All my childhood, with how I held myself, I always ran ahead of time. Then, at one moment, I stopped to catch my breath, and when I wanted to start again, life had already passed me by.
Coastline in Ruin
In a tragic instant, people lost everything. It’s hard to find words to grasp the immensity of this event. Seeing the beautiful green coast I grew up in reduced to ash is heartbreaking.
Devastating Fires in Croatia
With temperatures exceptionally high this year, what happened is a catastrophe. The scenes we were watching this morning are unfathomable.
Dinner with Bourdain
I’ve been reading Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential throughout the summer. So who I imagine joining me for a meal is none other than that eccentric cookie.
When All Goes Down in Flames
But to see not a single person stop by to make sure we’re okay was honestly so devastating and disappointing. That’s why Slovenia has my heart.
My Little Hawk 