Stephanie Shi

Hi! I'll be publishing under a completely different name from now on, so this portfolio will no longer be updated. Thanks for dropping by and reading my work (if that's what you're here for!). —Steph (August 2023)

writing

  • "Alone with a Book" — a personal essay on reading and friendship. First published on 1 January 2023 in Spellbinder, Winter 2023 Issue.

  • "Be Still for Dear Life" — a personal essay about grief in a multicultural family. First published on 30 December 2022 in The Lumiere Review, Issue 11.

  • "The Call of Water" — a personal essay about overcoming body issues with the help of nature. First published on 3 February 2022 in Anak Sastra, Issue 46.

  • "Canova" — an ekphrastic poem on Antonio Canova's sculpture Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss. First published on 29 December 2021 in The Ekphrastic Review.

  • "Kinds of Women" — a personal review essay about anger and the 2019 film adaptation of Little Women. First published on 14 December 2021 in After the Art, Issue 14.

  • "Small Talk" — a poem written with Teo Xiao Ting. First published in October 2019 in 11 x 9: Collaborative poetry from the Philippines and Singapore.

  • "Present" and "Hands" — the poem "Present" expresses frustration, boredom, and loneliness in the persona's domestic life. "Hands" explores the act of treasuring memories or details through the hands. First published in October 2018 in The Achieve Of, The Mastery: Filipino Poetry and Verse from English, mid-'90s to 2016 (Vol. II).

  • "White Noise" — a lyric essay about a dysfunctional relationship and silencing oneself. First published in January 2015 in High Chair, Issue 21, the Lyric Essay Issue.

  • "Reconciliation" — a lyric essay on purity and guilt. First published on 28 September 2013 in Heights, Vol. 61, Issue 1.

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