Authors Statement

By Katie Arakaki

In my writing I tend to use a lot of dialogue or “the voice in your head” to help me express what I want to say. For example in ([ARAKAKI] [Japanese Class]), I used a lot of dialogue and a lot of speech where it seems like I’m talking to myself. I also use a lot of metaphors and similes to add more depth into my writing. In my other vignette, ([ARAKAKI] [My Name]), I use a lot of descriptive language when explaining the specific colors and what they mean to me and what experiences relate to those colors. I have a strong spot in using descriptive language but I feel like I lack the creativity aspect of writing vignettes that don’t have to do with me.

For Matias’s vignette, I made a small zine with letters of his real name “Fidel” and connected words to what might relate to him. And with each word I also put images that relate to those specific words. And for Killian’s vignette, I made a collage as well that had to do with time and his vignette.