Mother Tongue
At nine, māmā wound a leash around my tongue and tugged the meat loose until I spat out syllables, how a spooked dogwould let go of its marred bone. I ironed out my words, slept…
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Elaine Liu
Elaine Liu is a third-year undergraduate studying neuroscience and English at Colby College. She is a poet and a storyteller who draws inspiration from her experiences living on both sides of the Pacific. She especially loves writing about defamiliarized images that challenge and stretch the material of language. You can reach her at @itselaineliu on instagram.