a brief history of the color orange
word that doesn't rhyme. second ring on the sort-of hanoi tower. vitamin a paired with ranch. best pokemon type. todd from fox & the hound. carved out shadow -- san francisco. now-defunct wendy's side. one half of high school p.e. clothes. face glitter on rally days. cross-country uniform, striped with sweat and witness to hills / trails / flight. favorite highlighter, dropped in a class that fell from my schedule. skin but crisped. one best friend’s old workplace logos. ex's favorite milk tea. best friends holding smiles and sympathy in a t4 cup the day after he breaks up with you. start of a blaze. harry potter pumpkin carved in the backyard of my apartment complex, telling me to believe in magic. one shade off the color i wear the first time i see you.
Janelle Salanga is a self-professed Gryffindor and an ardent advocate of used bookstores. She is a current sophomore at the University of California, Davis, she is majoring in science & technology studies while minoring in political science and communication. When she's not coding or binge-watching Michael Schur shows, she writes for UC Davis Magazine as an editorial intern and is currently directing a vignette for Pilipinx Cultural Night. Her work has been published in The Margins, Occulum, and The Brown Orient, among other places. You can find her (re)tweeting assorted oddities @janelle_cpp. She is a regular contributor to Marías at Sampaguitas.
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