Dear Hand Sanitizer, We have been together since the dawn of time. I used to use you just to find an excuse to get up and flex my “outfit of the day” in class. I would raise my hand, and … Read more

To the Boy Who Wants Everything,   By this time now, you probably thought you’d be halfway on your way to the bright sunny California skies. Sophomore year, this was the year you promised yourself you were gonna make your … Read more

Dear students (in whatever future): Has the world ended yet? Have the structures come crumbling down like we talked about? Have you walked through the portal to the other world? Or, like before, have some of you, us, been left … Read more

To my sweet Daisy, The world has gone mad. There was so much we could have done, but now we’re too far along. I have watched the people I love suffer. I have felt the pain of my own blood. … Read more

Dear future me, I know you might want to forget the pandemic as a whole and what it has done to you mentally and physically along with circumstances that came with it all. During this time, you have taken a … Read more

To an older and hopefully wiser me, This extended period of isolation has enabled me, or perhaps more aptly forced me, to reflect deeply on particular aspects of my identity which I previously would have considered as immutable. As this … Read more

Dear Future Students, From a person who is living in limbo, learn to not wait for moments to come to you. It may feel like all of your life is spent waiting for just a few special times: graduations, proms, … Read more

Querida Familia, Esta letra se las dedico a ustedes como recuerdo de mi “herstory”. When family asks me to recount the story of COVID 19, of the year 2020, I hope to paint my own story as well as those … Read more