Five Stories, Five Sydneys

In the spirit of celebrating my twenty-fifth rotation around the sun I want to share five moments from my adolescence and give a glimpse into my earlier writing, my state of mind as a youth, and, the history of who I was to understand who I am now.

Who Is The Real Rose Quartz: A Reflection on Pink Diamond and Steven Universe

Each Crystal Gem pledged their life to the idea of gem who was just like them that wanted more for herself and her people. She wanted to be free. She wanted to everyone to be free as she could be.

So Is This The Part Where Everyone Get’s Married?

My grandmother was married at 22. My mother was married at 25. I am 24 and five-twelfth years and am far from being marriage ready, but nevermind what my social media feed has to say about it.

The Beauty and Ire of Accepting Silence

In a lot of ways, silence has meant submission. Silence has meant pain. To be silenced is to be denied autonomy over my voice. And yet, pain and submission under the right circumstance can be immensely beautiful.