Why My Family Takes a Thanksgiving Vow of Silence
The silent retreat gives us all time away from the bewilderment we tend to experience around American holidays.
Nina Li Coomes is a Japanese and American writer, currently living in Chicago, IL. Her writing has appeared in EATER, The Collapsar, and RHINO Poetry among other places. Her debut chapbook haircut poems was published by Dancing Girl Press in 2017.
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