Writer in San Francisco, CA
I occupy a space
quiet and disconnected
observing the clouds against
the changing colors of the sky
as the sun dips down
into the hills. I reach out
in hopes that there is
another space for me
somewhere else.
Thank you for reading my writing! I hope you will return in the future!
-Alina
Today classes are canceled at the University of Utah due to the death of student ChenWei Guo last night during a carjacking in the Red Butte Canyon.
The suspect, Austin J. Boutain, is still at large and police are searching.
The University of Utah’s President released a message in response to the event. More information is provided by The Salt Lake Tribune in the following article, http://www.sltrib.com/news/2017/10/31/shots-fired-near-university-of-utah/ as well as The Daily Utah Chronicle http://dailyutahchronicle.com/2017/10/30/shooting-red-butte-canyon-puts-u-housing-lockdown/
This a tragic day for the Salt Lake City community and the University of Utah. Support for students is provided in counseling centers all over the UofU. Everyone is impacted by this senseless act of violence. My deepest condolences to the family and friends of ChenWei Guo.
-Alina
UPDATE: Austin J. Boutain was found and taken into custody yesterday.
and crumbles over the years. Th pain fades
and chips off in large chunks, littering the floor.
Continual decay.
Thank you for reading my work! I hope you will return in the future!
-Alina
A rhythm pulsating and cold, let us return to the hell of
war drums in our minds. The line that traces and seeks
me out, to write itself upon me. Memories that are
torn up and discarded or burned. I cannot retrieve them.
Thank you for reading my writing! I hope you will return in the future!
-Alina
and I think of Sylvia, and think of Woolf
how they countered so much sadness to keep on writing
how hard it is to write, like Adrienne, like Austen, and Bronte
to keep going until there is nothing left but words and passion.
Thank you for reading my work! I hope you will return in the future!
-Alina