By Alex Andy Phuong Room A Room of One’s Own Castles Mansions Apartments Houses Condos Condominiums Dorms Dormitories Duplex School Wuthering Heights Thornfield Pemberley Tara Manderley Darlington Hall Artificial Architecture Imaginary Physically Spiritually sublimely House of Lancaster House of York The War of the Roses Blending Unifying sanctuary The White House Earth Home … Continue reading Real Estate
New Life
By Alex Andy Phuong 2020 New Decade New Beginning Years after graduation But learning forevermore Expressing gratitude for acquiring knowledge Yet never forgetting what was taught in kindergarten Play nice Be nice Do not judge books by their covers (not to mention people) Because a cover really is not always the book Open eyes … Continue reading New Life
Fiction by Alex Andy Phuong
Kate Winslet On one Labor Day afternoon, while driving down a Revolutionary Road, a simple, all-American girl named Kate Winslet was searching for something to do for her summer vacation. After driving for several hours, she saw a billboard with the headline, “TITANIC SAILS ONCE MORE!” She hesitantly resisted the urge to buy tickets for … Continue reading Fiction by Alex Andy Phuong
Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
Underrepresentation Minorities Combined with Congruence Parallelism Iridescence Colors Reflecting Diversity Trapped & bound, but still bursting with freedom Bold Be audacious Independent Iridescent Color the world And paint over What is dark Nestled Lives Security vs. Simplicity vs. Audacity (but not recklessness) Some might say That they do not have … Continue reading Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
Museum
By Alex Andy Phuong Physical buildings And artistic architecture Holding remnants from the past. Museums hold artifacts Yet artistic expression, Hope And creativity Pave the way for the future. This present moment in time Is the greatest gift of all Because it is, thankfully, not the last. Alex Andy Phuong earned his Bachelor … Continue reading Museum
Resisting Arrest
By Alex Andy Phuong Uniting uniformed unity You and I defy the sky Team work and collaboration Up to personal discretion Civil Rights Civility Minorities against majorities Stick to the status quo But should we...? Really? Defy thy stars And seek new avenues Harness the power of creativity And merge sense with sensibility "Utopia" … Continue reading Resisting Arrest
Academy of the Heart And Mind 