Mari

December 16, 2019

“Every single word of the conversation we just had”

The noise is suffocating. And I can see that her ear is bothering her. And knowing the looks and whispers that will come by us getting up together, I ask her if she would like to step out for a moment. Get some fresh air. Our friends share smiles. There is some egging on. Not Continue reading

Stream of Consciousness

Father, Jeanna, Jessica, Mari, Orla Gartland, Virginia, Why Am I Like This?
July 11, 2017

To the Blonde Girl

In the seventh grade, I fell in love with a cute blonde, nerdy girl. Can’t even remember her name; that’s just evidence of how fickle my heart was in adolescence. How fickle it remains today. Never spoke so much as a word to her during those days. Nothing that wasn’t classroom related. Science and English, Continue reading

Personal

Adolescence, Crushes, Jeanna, Jenny, Jessica, Mari, Placebo, Selina, This Picture

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About Me

A student of the Mexican American Studies and the Gender & Women Studies graduate programs. I dabble in fiction and poetry writing, book reviews, and commentary. I am a library assistant in the special collections and archives department, where I maintain and preserve our photograph and rare book collections.

About The Blog

Chapin City Blues is a collection of thoughts, writings, and book/film/music reviews. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are all my own.

Mari

“Every single word of the conversation we just had”

To the Blonde Girl