oyami

Sitting on a bench at the bus stop pretending to wait for the bus.
20ish young thugs talk and joke on the steps of her building across the street. (fence).

He is a 28 year old professional black man who is fairly successful.
She is a 21 year old waitress from a rough part of Queens, Howard Beach.
Continue reading Maria

I met Mary at day camp. She was nice enough at the beginning of the summer, but as time went on our relationship became tense. Mary and I were both 10 years old. Beyond that common age though, we were worlds apart. Continue reading Jealousy

Exiting Grand Central Station in midtown Manhattan on a sunny Wednesday afternoon, she stopped and slowly looked around to soaked it all in. She loved the city. The skyscrapers took her breath away still, even after 20 years of living here.
Continue reading Trapped