Adding to my total books, I now have 39 books to read… — I finished the majority of my poetry books and have been wanting to read more poetry for inspiration. I last (completely) read Ocean Vuong’s poetry collection: Night Sky With Exit Wounds. And I fell in love with each and every word — each word creates a musicality (the rhythm and…

I have been debt-free as of October 2021. Truly, it is a weight off my shoulders. — When I graduated college in 2020, I was 21k in debt — 19k from Navient (now, my account is with Aidvantage) and 2k from Heartland ECSI. Thankfully, my loans were Direct Stafford loans and Perkins’ loans. My grace period for the former was to the end of December 2020, the…

When the sun rises, so do I. Raising my body, I find my way out of the cave the way any beast would greet warmth. In the language of dragons, a fiery roar means morning. But, there are no dragons to do the same. …

Literally, Wagyu (和牛) means Japanese Cow. What’s so special about it? Wagyu is known for its copious marble. Some people like it for its buttery fat that’s so soft it melts in their mouths. For others, it is over-rated for its price. I have been wanting to try Wagyu since…

You wonder how sweet love is until you find yourself sick of the pearls you’ve ever known to consume while a wave rests on your tongue. Sometimes, all you have left to live through another day is a few dollars and some change to grab a cup of milk tea. The standard portion fills your thirst. You love that your throat remembers what it means to swallow a rhythm Thank you for reading! © Cherish Yang 2022

This post is in response to the Creators Hub’s prompt — who is my ideal reader? — To my present and future readers, If there is something you must know about me, it is that I consider myself a fantasy writer both in fiction and poetry. I have grown to love reading some literary fiction, and have been wanting to explore it (and others) in my writing…

This is a poem I wrote during the time I lived in an apartment with a rodent problem. It used to drive me insane to hear them throughout the night while I was studying or even procrastinating. Thankfully, I no longer live there and no longer deal with the rodents. A rat stays at home for the same reasons I do; it won’t quit eating. Nocturnal: by dusk, the rat masters the slow tear of drywall and wood.

We have come to know all our lives that instant noodles are cheap. For me, and perhaps others, this was Maruchan or Top Ramen — $.20 — $.25 per square pack. I used to eat these all the time when I was a child because sometimes, there was nothing in…

T’is the realm of night pulsating stars like we surround in billions like we Count the numbers in silence. This hill we lay comfortably to dream the moon gilds the trees. © Cherish Yang 2022