i could have called you but i wrote this instead
good gracious // to be twenty-one //
and constantly falling apart // but
mostly on coffee shops // grief stains
everything // my eyes touch…
Author: Fransivan MacKenzie
I am a storyteller born and raised in the Philippines. I am the author of Out of the Woods and Departures. My works have also appeared in Transition Magazine, The Racket, Jaden Magazine, Abandon Journal, CP Quarterly Review, and elsewhere. I am currently taking my Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology at Philippine Normal University – Manila. I love warm coffee and quiet mornings, the fragility of flowers, and the dizzying vastness of the night sky. You may find out more about me on my website.
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