Posts By Sofia Santos
Movie Review: Celeste and Jesse Forever
May 8, 2019 | Sofia Santos
On a particularly dull afternoon, I asked some friends if they had any film recommendations that would, specifically, “culture” me. TV shows had been taking up my summer thus far. As I racked up a plethora of titles from cult … Read More
Memoir: “New Home”
December 12, 2018 | Sofia Santos
Sat on the floor of their new home, the family ate. As their voices softly echoed, harmonizing with the tinkering forks and spoons, the walls of the house yawned. It had been quite a while since it had been occupied, … Read More
Poetry: “In the Grand Scheme of Things”
December 6, 2018 | Sofia Santos
She arrived home, leaving her things in her room
Alongside lush sheets sprawled on the queen bed
The chandelier beamed lustrous lights of silver
Onto shelved book spines of golden thread
She stretched briefly and walked to her kitchen
Song: “Hold On”
November 26, 2018 | Sofia Santos
“Hold on”
Let me out, let me see the light Pouring in heaps of gold from the window Sure, there are things to do, but I’m taking all my time just looking at you
Thinking about it now, … Read More
Poetry: “Switch”
October 12, 2018 | Sofia Santos
There it goes! The machine that tread.
Labels carelessly placed and its scratches bruised,
with its unfinished polish, its capacity abused.
Its thin foil shreds have undergone many amends,
with once robust members now of awkward joint bends.
Trudging, … Read More
Personal Essay: Next Flight
September 25, 2018 | Sofia Santos 2
Say you, a galvanized traveller, are perched upon your airplane seat on the way to the marvels of Europe. You are beyond eager, your chest buzzing. Months ago, you spontaneously bought this ticket with your bonus check. You … Read More