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Mother Tongue

A power imbalance mediated by language, a relationship done and undone in the webs of translation.

by Somi Jun on November 18, 2018February 17, 2019

Missing From June

“I miss my brother’s 18th birthday. He spends it kneeling in pews and tossing crosses of stems and swallowing Christfuls of dirt. No one falls into the pit. Oh, adult. Fresh mint.”

by Somi Jun on November 12, 2017November 10, 2017

Milk cum laude

“10 o’clock peek-a-boo
12 o’clock Looney Tune”

by Somi Jun on May 8, 2017July 20, 2017

Monozygotic

“In the birth of night, we are interlocking curls again.”

by Somi Jun on April 2, 2017April 2, 2017

The Other Woman is left in the cold

“Never dipped one toe into water, but sipped juice on a hilltop.”

by Somi Jun on March 5, 2017July 21, 2017

A Taxonomy of Wealth

A reflection on Princeton’s skewed perception of wealth

by Somi Jun on February 19, 2017February 26, 2017

Resurrecting Tay (Microsoft’s A.I. Twitter) in my father’s childhood home

Benadryl bites.

The whites of his eyes, half in the light.

by Somi Jun on October 16, 2016October 19, 2016

Sallow and Muted Glory

A reflection on faith and body.

by Somi Jun on October 10, 2016


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