This submission earned Amber Por an honorable mention in the Synapse Storytelling Contest creative writing category.

Sunlight beams down

Along the bay,

Streams of glistening speckles

Dance along the water

Hong Kong. A beautiful city, but also one of unrest. I painted this for a friend who recently had an impactful trip there. He soaked in the richness of the culture but also witnessed first-hand the chaos in the riots.

I am a Pawn
I know this
I am surrounded by pawns that act like pawns
I’m always being told I’m a pawn and to go the direction that pawns go
Pawns always have limited places to move

Sometimes being with you feels like being a pearl with a crescent moon. There is a hollow, warm and safe, ready for me to snuggle into. I feel the warmth of your attention and a satisfied feeling from the comfort and ease of our interactions.

Editor's note: This is the final article in Emily Vivian Huang's limited series on the celebrated haute couture designer, Christian Dior.

This submission earned an honorable mention in the Synapse Storytelling Contest creative writing category.

Editor's note: This is part 6 of the limited series on the celebrated haute couture designer, Christian Dior.  Christian Dior was only able to lead the House of Dior, his haute couture house, for ten years until his death in 1957.