The following essay was originally published on morealike.net as part of a series of Pandemic Stories. After canceling our wedding 6 weeks before it was scheduled due to Covid-19, we were left with many conflicting emotions. The essay explores the the ritual of American wedding culture.

A short prose poem that exalts a relaxed, California lifestyle that romanticizes and stereotypes the region into a simulacrum. Written based on a screenshot from Google Images.

A parody of an image-heavy magazine-style spread selling the season’s latest fashion trends. Evoking memories of childhood freedom contrast with heavy feelings of fear and under-preparedness for the future, the piece grapples with what it means to become an adult.

An excerpt from an autoethnographic essay written in 2015. The advancement of texting has changed language as technology continues to improve. Texting has created various dialects and in/out groups as it increases in adoption across generations.

A video essay and artist’s statement about disordered eating in young girls, particularly dancers. This project was a personal archival project that shows how disordered eating and body dysmorphia are subconsciously inherited from media and even the people we look up to.