Growing up, my family often told me stories of their childhood. They would tell stories of struggle against the policies at the time, having to give up all their possessions.

This is a poem about my emotions regarding existing in and navigating this world as a queer and transgender person.

I wrote this piece for a micro-fiction assignment in my creative writing class. I wanted to try something different so I tried to create something I wouldn't normally try to create.

“You Went Searching for the Crows” is a piece of speculative flash fiction, which explores, as central themes, the ideas of home and belonging (or lack thereof).

"Breaking Up With Beautiful" is a poem detailing my experience with an eating disorder in middle school.

I have always used the word "if" in the titles of my poems. It was often unconsciously done, and I believe I unknowingly placed it there as a safety net, a precaution, an easy way of avoiding questions some might have about the content of my poetry.

I originally wrote this reflective piece about my RV trip to be published to the Stanford Daily during the 2021 Stanford Daily Summer Journalism Workshop.

There was no real meaning to this. I just wanted to challenge myself to see if I could write a good short story.

This poem is about how it feels to be dealing with a mental illness that brings you to an all-time low, while also navigating the euphoria and the highs of being in a healthy relationship.

My creative writing piece is a non-fiction exploration of my racial multiracial identity and how I came to admire my differences.

“Odysseus and the Mysterious Stone of the North '' is a short film script about an egocentric pirate who searches for his “stolen” treasure with the help of his… interesting crew.

As the world grows more and more digital, the future of art seems so tied to our computers. Artificial art has prevailed as a growing trend, as corporations narrow the broad possibilities of artistic expression to fit a filtered search.

"Narrative" is an excerpt from a creative non-fiction essay. This essay talks about who I am in terms of where I come from.

This poem is a reflection on my personal experience with my grandparents, and my relationship with my heritage and culture. Through the lens of my struggles with learning Mandarin and connecting with my grandparents, the poem explores themes of self-discovery, self-forgiveness, and the power of familial love.

Barren Branches is a poem I wrote about realizing a person you love is never coming back.

According to Michael Foucault, "the archive is the first law of what can be said." In this sense, the archive as a historical device is but another kind of storytelling, broken and patchworked by the memories of its tellers.

This is a poem that I wrote inspired by an experience one of my best friends and I went through that brought us to be much closer.

I wrote this piece about what it means to me to live through different spices. We all have smells that bring us back to particular moments, instances, or memories.

This is a deeply personal poem. It is a Shakespearean sonnet, connecting classic works to my own emotions