I fix my gaze on the red, yellow, blue and green geometrical patterns of our dining room tablecloth while we listen to the radio: news about an assassination in a mansion in Pakistan through speakers recently repaired for sonic pleasures (bluegrass, electronica, Syd Barrett and soul). Lauren Elizabeth Raheja received a BA in anthropology at Reed College in Portland, OR. More informally, she has studied at Poets House, The Bowery Poetry Club and The Poetry Project in New York City. Lauren has also studied at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, MN. Her author portrait is by Heidi Howard. https://heidihoward.net