I love the way you call me mi amor, and greet me like an old friend. I love the way vendors so politely sell me chocolates on the bus, …
To Ken, an outcast, a wanderer, a veteran, homeless, black, and human
Dear Ken, I’ve been telling everyone about you since we met. I was eating my sandwich when you rolled up with your bicycle, plastic …
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Righteous L.
Yesterday I finally couldn’t bear walking by the man who sleeps in the park in the freezing cold so I decided to turn back and talk to him, …
Letter to the Chinese Bottle-Collecting Auntie
Location: Commonwealth Avenue, Boston University Campus Date: circa 2012 Dear Chinese-auntie-collecting-bottles-on-Comm-Ave, I don't …
Letters to Strangers
Today, I begin a new series of posts: letters to individuals who have shaped my life in small but profound ways. All of these lessons stem …