Sweets of Talents from Sirce Kwai
Most of my students come from immigrant families. Many are immigrants themselves. My family were immigrants. Looking back on my America, I was raised during the “Melting Pot” era when everyone’s immigrant background was stuffed away and hidden to take Continue Reading …
I was addicted to LINE since I was about 5 years old. Dragging pencil line across rougher art paper is a sensual drag. It was the pleasure of friction. I felt this very young. I always imagined that my veins Continue Reading …
To all my friends and families too…this is for you. Mostly, now that I am Grandma, and the baby has my senses, I need to ‘come out’….I’m not in the closet because my closets are too packed with art supplies Continue Reading …
The sparrow sized bird flew into my classroom. Instantly, it realized it was caught in a room and flew frantically in circles. It landed a few times on my American Flag and when tired, it rested on the neat piles Continue Reading …
Loneliness seeped in this evening. The surge of energy leading up to tax day dropped with the envelope in the Post Office mail slot. It has been a year since I left my previous life behind with the sale of Continue Reading …
Werewolf females charged into my classroom on Tuesday. The surprise attack came through the back door. Both were wearing teacher clothing and pretending to be teachers. But their snarls and spits were dead giveaways that they had eaten the teachers Continue Reading …
Twelve teachers in one school were accused of child abuse in this one school year. All 12 were dismissed because there were either no proof of abuse or the child retracted on their statements. The only reason I learned Continue Reading …
False accusations of child abuse are on the rise in schools in the USA, Canada and the UK. According to the online reports, teachers who are accused and cleared still lose their jobs or are unable to get work Continue Reading …
Following this school bus in the early morning fog, the sun juiced through the filmy water droplets. The snapshot reminds me of the Middle East due to the colors of the misty sunrise and the leaning palm trees. Not the Continue Reading …