The Wanderlust Threader

Right around the end of May, you’ll find me preparing my car, preparing it for an annual road trip to Illinois, where I spend a...

This is the final reflection I shared in my dissertation. I reflect on my Korean culture and heritage, and the process of using the...

What's after the PhD?

I am currently sitting at the dining table at my house in the Midwest. I don't actually live here - my dad does - but this house has been...

I initially started this website a year ago when I felt as if I was drowning, struggling to find out what my next steps would be and...

This piece is on my journey as a PhD student and encouragement for others to remember to remain whole.

Perhaps you are a newly minted Ph.D., out in the scary world of academia trying to weather the storm, unsure of when to ease the...

The pounding in my ears coupled with the beating of my anxious heart reminds me of my humanness. Soul tapping deep into cavities unknown,...

Photos in here are my own photos I've taken from my trip to Belize in March 2023. Let's go to Rome, To see the Trevi Fountain, Or visit...

I've lived in San Diego for most of my life. I was born here, grew up here, left at 18, September 2006, and returned September 2011, 5...

Today, on this Mother's Day, We collectively celebrate those who raised us, sacrificed for us, and laid down their lives for us, Who have...

I'm a big Doctor Who fan. I'm aware of a lot of its problems, like imperialism and such, but it has managed to maintain my attention for...

I wrote this piece in the summer of 2021, but I've updated it and added some additional thoughts as things have shifted, but really not...

The smell of the fresh rain hitting the gravel road, The light that showed, Roared, And sparked in the sky, Reminding us of the beauty of...

What if I told you that sunset endings were just a ruse, Something to convince you, Make you think, You were not enough? The stuff that...

As an academic, teacher, activist, and "progressive" (leftist) living in a large city, I can't help but reflect on things as I drive...

I wrote this poem in the summer of 2020, but I wanted to share it now so it's more recent and accessible. Feeling, breathing, fighting,...

This poem is written by Charlene. © 2022 Quiet among the crickets' songs, With sounds of cars chasing taillights in a city always...

From time to time, I'll post a poem that will become part of a larger complication. This particular poem touches upon moments of...

This is an introduction to the first realistic fiction novel I am writing. Meeting this family, we learn that they are a little...