Posts published in “Byline: ZADIE WANG”

The cliffs were once stoic and shoulder-broadLauded by the deep ocean below forNursing fossils in their stone armsAnd wearing time like armor. But now they…

CW: Miscarriage, alcohol, domestic violence.  Her husband came home one night, later than usual. It was clear to her, when he walked into their bedroom, that…

After an excruciating wait, I found myself face to face with the Mask Maker.     I’d waited idly for hours, twiddling my thumbs and letting my…

I am washing dishes in an unfamiliar house letting tap water shock my giving hands as I scrub away impurities. I am washing them until…

The small chirps of a child whispering my name shook me awake.It was my daughter, stuffed animal in one hand and clutching my arm with…

as she notices its corpse i realize this is the first being she will ever mourn. i watch her eyes sink as she bends down…

Content warning: Blood, gore.  As I pull the sleeves of my wedding dress over my shoulders, I feel a dead woman squirm.  She’s uncomfortable in…

A flower wilts in my soul when you bring me close. I mourn the death of a lily intangible as I feel the flowers in…

i felt a burning in my throat when i cut out my mother tongue. i let the blood pool in my gums before i spit…

I listen to the ramblingsof an unhappy man.His words slur into incoherent sentencesas he tiptoes between benign topics and those that strike chords.I feel my…