Hi, I’m Michelle. I reside in Southern California, but you can find me curled up next to a good book anywhere.

Find poems, essays, and my thoughts on film/TV and books here. I hope you like them.

Thanks for being here. <3

michelle han-taylor

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Motherland
Motherland

For as long as I have known my mother, I have never really known my mother. First, there was the language barrier. Not the English–Korean language barrier, but a far more complicated one.

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souvenirs, etc.
souvenirs, etc.

Was I ever a child? / Was I really made? Or, had? / I don’t remember waking up before today…

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What I’m Reading Right Now

As of September 20, 2025

Right now, I’m reading The Emperor of East Gladness by Ocean Vuong. Like most of the world, I’m floored by Vuong’s work and couldn’t wait to dive into his latest novel. This was gifted to me for my birthday from a dear friend of mine, and I can’t wait to enter another world written by Vuong.