vignette
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When We Weren’t Afraid
When my brother and I were kids, we used to bring snacks to a homeless man on the bike path. Years later, we saw someone who might’ve been him—laughing, lost, and unrecognizable. Now I think about how easy it once was to trust strangers, before the world taught me caution. Continue reading
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We Were Bold, We Were Six
At school we played boldly, unaware how soon innocence would splinter beneath heavier cracks. Continue reading
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Gas Station Coke: Damian’s Dilemma (a fictional vignette)
Under the flickering light of a gas station bathroom, Damian stares at himself in the mirror and grapples with a dilemma: Is he about to betray or save his friends? Continue reading
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Finite in the Desert: a vignette about stargazing in isolation
Stranded in the desert on a fine night, a man escaping grief looks up at the stars and feels ever-small and ever-finite. Continue reading
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No Watch, No Phone, No Goddamn Map: an urban vignette
A homeless guy living downtown near Broadway yells at people and eats a sandwich. Continue reading
Eden Onpeng 