“No one expected me. Everything awaited me.”
― Just Kids
― Just Kids
“Yes, I’m Daniel Tahi." I know what your lips taste like.I know you roll your eyes when you think someone is an idiot. I know that you wish you were six inches shorter because you hate being taller than most of the boys you've ever met. Your name is tattooed across my chest and written on my heart.You are a fire daughter of earth, fanua afi and I am vasa loloa,son of the ocean. I am yours...And you can’t even remember who I am.”
― When Water Burns
― When Water Burns
“Everything distracted me, but most of all myself.”
― Just Kids
― Just Kids
“In Samoa we have three different genders, if you will - men, women and fa'afafine. It's tradition. Don't stare. Don't be rude.”
― Telesa: The Covenant Keeper
― Telesa: The Covenant Keeper
Literary Fiction by People of Color
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