Chaia Levi
Bio
like if Nabokov had a brain injury
artist, writer, photographer
instagram, tiktok, tumblr: @chaialevi
Stories (32/0)
Queen of the Gas Station
Under swollen moon, muted light contours leaf blades at ends of jerking, gnarled limbs still reaching out for the creature they had long outlived; no longer a purpose for their distance from one another — unlike the crowding trees of a forest revitalized. They bear a curious name unknown to them and inconsequential.
By Chaia Levi5 months ago in Fiction
Cursing the Blessed Mountains
The funniest part is I hate the mountains. Imagine having altitude sickness at 4,000 feet (1219 meters). It’s embarrassing. I feel my absolute best at or below sea level. I’m built to stick close to the shore, to reside in coastal states, to trek low-level deserts. However, I feel better after spending time in the mountains. After the sickness, the misery, the exhaustion, comes energy, calm, and a will to live. I go to the ocean with its littoral zone and dunes to find immediate peace and remind myself life is not just nice but beautiful and worthy. I go to the mountains to then return home with the antidote to unwarranted meltdowns, to manage the overload of noises and information.
By Chaia Levi6 months ago in Motivation
Beach Access in America and Public Trust Doctrine
It can be hard to see at first why this is an important topic and why it’s deserving of attention even in non-coastal states. It’s a complex issue with a lot contention and tension. People with beach front property are constantly looking for loopholes to keep their beaches private — even in states where there cannot be private beaches. To understand this, an understanding of the Public Trust Doctrine is crucial as is how different states interpret this. The access to beaches is not limited to the coasts; it also applies to the states bordering the Great Lakes. My focus will be on coastal states both for the sake of simplicity (as much as it can be) and because I am more learned and confident in this area than lakes. If you live in or regularly visit on the Great Lakes, this will still give you some information, show you what to look for, and provide some relevant resources. Knowledge is important and we should know what we have a right to.
By Chaia Leviabout a year ago in Education