1.0The Seattle Collegianhttps://seattlecollegian.comSarah Wheelerhttps://seattlecollegian.com/author/sarah-wheeler/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Wh8wQGHVWT"><a href="https://seattlecollegian.com/sarahs-fiction-fridays-on-earth-were-briefly-gorgeous/">Sarah’s Fiction Fridays: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://seattlecollegian.com/sarahs-fiction-fridays-on-earth-were-briefly-gorgeous/embed/#?secret=Wh8wQGHVWT" width="600" height="338" title="“Sarah’s Fiction Fridays: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” — The Seattle Collegian" data-secret="Wh8wQGHVWT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://seattlecollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sarahs-fiction-column-ocean-vuong.png735440On the surface, “On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous” is a confessional from a son to his mother. At its core, however, it is a testimonial about the way trauma and memory live together, colluding and conspiring, whispering in your ears until their voices are all over. And all you can do is write, hoping your words will chip away at this new and terrible cage until you’re free — as free as you’ll ever be.