Night Sky with Exit Wounds

by Ocean Vuong

If you must know anything, know that the hardest task is to live only once.

My mother said I could be anything I wanted—but I chose to live.

4:37 a.m. How come depression makes me feel more alive? Life is funny.

Note to self: If a guy tells you his favorite poet is Jack Kerouac, there’s a very good chance he’s a douchebag.