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I’m from Hawai’i, I graduated from ‘Iolani School in Honolulu and Wagner College with a Bachelor’s in English Literature and French in New York City. I am now an English Teacher (ESL) in Seoul, South Korea.Continue reading “Hello”

August 6, 2020August 7, 2020

DAMN I guess I’m a Travel Blog now.

I didn’t want to be, but Facebook kicked me off , it’s been a dramatic few months without the ability…

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Hakumai 米 / Oct. 14, 2018

14 Oct 2018August 7, 2020

I know what it is to have rootsbecause I know what it is to eat rice.It tastes like homeand two thousands years of tradition.So sister, come home to me. We will…

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Oct. 13, 2018

13 Oct 2018August 7, 2020

Intelligence is understanding Shakespeare,or at least wanting to. It is knowing when to speak up and the effect of our words:A word well placed can make someone fall in loveor…

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The Case of New York City / Oct. 12, 2018

12 Oct 2018August 7, 2020

The city is an infectious disease. We all know this. Filled with strangers, used coffee cups,and a whole community of rats thriving in the MTA subway system.Every day, there are hundreds of…

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Oct. 11, 2018

11 Oct 2018August 7, 2020

You'd be so nice to come home to.Too bad you exist in my pipe dream. Insanity is in,and I'm too crazy for you. Never will I be worthy of the luxuryor comfort…

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Ms. Mayo / Second First Kiss. Oct. 10, 2018

10 Oct 2018August 7, 2020

One hand on my cheekand one on my jaw,you grounded me in the void of our friend's closet. Your lips on mine,like clouds on fire. Oh my, miss. Even now,…

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Oct. 9, 2018

9 Oct 2018August 7, 2020

I believe I enjoy delusion rather than my solitude. You were the one to assuage my fear of myself. You rocked me – held me against the the constant buffetingwaves of my…

I just saw that my creative writing teacher commented this on my portfolio

25 Sep 2018August 7, 2020

Madison, listen, first, you are an amazing writer, and a REAL writer, not just here to explore being creative (which is fine for a lot of students, but you have…

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I fly a lot

4 Sep 2018August 7, 2020

I've been on enough planes to learn the basic aerodynamic physics of human beings. • The energy it takes to will the human race beyond the clouds. • The courage…

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travel with me

12 Aug 2018August 7, 2020

There is an dread around airports,But there is solace in the solitude and seconds.First, to smoke in airport bathrooms:there’s a way to do it right. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Secondly, the bars. Everywhere.And frequented…

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apartment #1

24 Jul 2018August 7, 2020

I want my first New York apartment to be the dream. The bedroom will be just enough to fit a dresser and a bed. It’ll be too cold in the…