I spent the two days this past week on the Oregon Coast, in familiar yet missed salty air, hair whipped to … More
Author: Anna Mischke
She.
After singing lullabies to my niece as she drifted into sleep, after I set her tiny onesie-clad body down into the crib, … More
Reminder.
Brushing it off and saying “it’s just one of those days” is a disservice to yourself. It’s a cheat out of giving … More
Selves.
Sometimes in a moment alone after a thread of days spent around people for extended periods of time I’ll feel … More
Your True North.
In my favourite book The Virgin Suicides, after a first attempt at death, young Cecilia is asked post-slitting-of-the-wrists “What are you … More
Whirlwind.
It has been 13 days since soaring into the air towards Phnom Penh, Cambodia and two full back home, in … More
Splinter.
The rain has ceased momentarily in Phnom Penh, the outside heathered, fogged as an Autumn evening in Washington- a sliver of … More
Stranger.
Throughout the thirteen hour plane ride to Taipei, I could not stop watching the woman in front of me. Between … More
Casanova.
Watching someone you love and respect work on something passionately with focus, drive, and serious intent makes you want them … More
Vigorous.
What was it that made my brief walk home from my neighbourhood bar so unapologetically lavishly feminine and dauntless? An … More