Winston Widjaja Lin
Winston Widjaja Lin is a gaysian writer of Indonesian and Taiwanese heritage. His work has been published by Buah, Variety Pack, EcoTheo Review, The Kindling, Papeachu Press, and elsewhere. His published work has been translated into Spanish, and has appeared in journals across three continents. Interests that complement his love for art include health, social sciences, and comparative theology & philosophy. Follow him on Instagram @faboo_boba_teh, and learn more about him here: http://about.me/winstontl!
A Few Post-Submission Phases
1)
My manuscript? Ehh—
it’s stuck in the slush pile.
Again.
Imagine the slush pile as a
9 to 5 workday. If each
manuscript represents a minute,
my poems are the 3:01 PM slot
when workers wantsanap!
2)
Wake. Up. Gatekeeper.
Give me a “Yes!”
or
Give me a “No!”
Tell me to make our world beautiful
before humans become good bones
after global warming melts our flesh.
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3)
Instead of buying four green apple slushies
with egg pudding in each, I gave you
a $25 submission fee...
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Do you care about my sacrifices?
Wait Time
Boredom can feel like death.
I know of many boba cafes’ weekend lines
that move slower than a kidney stone
during push.
I know waiting in long lines usually summons cell phones,
but I usually observe the physical surroundings instead.
Occasionally, I’ll experience epiphanies:
“I wanted to write about the sunrise, but I got distracted.
I took five pics of that skyline, now they're lost on my phone.
I should try boba AND lychee jelly in a taro milk tea.”
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Resourcefulness manifests in various feelings and forms.