Alone with a Book
A personal essay on reading and friendship. First published in Spellbinder, Winter 2023 Issue.
Stephanie Shi writes personal essays, and on rare occasions, poems. She manages SEA Lit Circle, a community for readers and writers in Southeast Asia. She was born and raised in the Philippines and now lives in Switzerland.
Be Still for Dear Life
A speculative essay about grief in a multicultural family. First published in The Lumiere Review, Issue 11.
The Call of Water
A personal essay about overcoming body issues with the help of nature. First published in Anak Sastra, Issue 46.
Canova
An ekphrastic poem on Antonio Canova's sculpture Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss. First published in The Ekphrastic Review.
Kinds of Women
A personal review essay about anger and the 2019 film adaptation of Little Women. First published in After the Art, Issue 14.
Small Talk
A poem about home and migration written with Teo Xiao Ting. First published in 11 x 9: Collaborative poetry from the Philippines and Singapore.
"Present" and "Hands"
The poem "Present" expresses frustration, boredom, and loneliness in the persona's domestic life. "Hands" explores the act of treasuring memories. First published in The Achieve Of, The Mastery: Filipino Poetry and Verse from English, mid-'90s to 2016 (Vol. II).
White Noise
A lyric essay about a dysfunctional relationship and silencing oneself. First published in High Chair, Issue 21, the Lyric Essay Issue.
Reconciliation
A lyric essay on purity and guilt. First published in Heights, Vol. 61, Issue 1.
