Eian Tsou

I remember the first time I tried to stop the rain. A lot of people romanticize the rain, but I hate it for all the obvious reasons. It's...

I remember having to write letters to "our future selves" back in 6th grade, and I remember reading mine when I reached the 8th grade....

Today, I finally got my driver's license. Most of my friends did their road tests last year, and I watched as they slipped into new...

I kind of feel. Just feel. Not overwhelmed. Not numb. Just a constant hum in my chest. It's as if my body knows something's shifting...

There's a moment between the end of one breath and the start of another that feels like falling. It's not a dramatic fall – no plummeting...

There are no photos of the night my dog died. No record of me sitting on the floor with Oliver's head resting in my lap. I could've taken...

It looks like a dead body. Well, it is. The turkey lies there, stripped, bones made even more pale and brittle by the chilling...

Roasting marshmallows in Vermont We're insatiable. It starts small, a whisper of this isn't enough. A taste lingers on the tongue,...

It's quite scary when you're left with nothing but instinct. It's all gut. There's just something inside you pulling you forward, perhaps...

My mom called me over, screaming – but she always does. Usually, there's something I've messed up. Maybe I left a light on. Maybe the...

My earliest memory was when I was a toddler, a lot shorter than my 5'1 mother, who was looking down at me in our kitchen smiling. It was...

I have writer's block right now. I've been staring at this screen for an hour, searching on Google "what to write about when you don't...

In my first few years of elementary school, I was obsessed with the lost and found. I would look through the closet, knowing I hadn’t...

When I was younger, my brother and I dug a hole in our backyard. In it, we placed a box filled with our "valuables" and a letter to the...

The following words after this chunk of text will all omit the letter "e" – the most commonly used letter in the language. It's an...

Nobody listens to their parents – at least to the things that are truly important. You may do the dishes, make your bed, and finish your...

They hated the new "Inside Out". I did too, at first. The plan post-English regents was to take Raymond's car to White Plains and head to...

It seems like we're always looking for something. Jobs. Love. The nearest Starbucks. The next Taylor Swift concert. New movie releases....

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself at my violin teacher's apartment, laying stomach-down on her black, wool carpet – like I always do....

I'm thrilled about this upcoming summer, except for the college essays, but maybe those will be fun. My braces come off in June, I have a...