Be Still for Dear LifeThe sign outside the chapel will bear three iterations of your name. All of which, even the romanized versions, carry with them the home we left when the sun was setting in our boyhood.
Essay
Mei
Mei Wen is a Chinese Filipino writer who explores her relationship with herself, her family, and art through essays. Born and raised in the Philippines, she now lives in Switzerland. Mei Wen is a pseudonym.
Switzerland
Selected work (4 publications)
CanovaHe points the chisel on the stone and swings the mallet at it,
pounding until marble slants, curves,
resembling locks of hair
poetry
ekphrastic
Alone with a BookSix years have passed since you last read a physical book. You wouldn’t have grabbed one if you hadn’t grown sick of four black bezels enclosing much of what you looked at.
Essay
The Call of WaterThe sea to me doesn’t so much roar as it rattles or hisses. I’m reminded of the noise I hear when I unfold my blanket, tuck myself into bed and shift about, wrinkling the sheets.
Essay