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i made it to the end of the 100-day Creator Challenge, woohoo! 🥳 i thought about writing a special “last” post today, reflecting on things i’ve learned…
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close call
for a few seconds (milliseconds?) today i thought i was dying. i had bitten into a sesame ball, or 芝麻球, or zhīma qiú, as an after-lunch dessert, and was…
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looking up
shortly after my dad died, one of my sisters shared a photo of him on one of his hiking trips with friends, a jagged tree branch in one hand (his…
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another rejection =/
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looking up
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close call
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a mediocre day
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the people whose names i never knew
today i’m thinking about the people who’ve left a lasting impression in my memory, but whom i’ve never spoken a word to and by extension, will likely…
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remembering wayfinding
my mom recently told me the story of getting a ride home from a doctor’s appointment with my nephew Brian. when she asked her grandson if he knew the…
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the final stretch
i can feel my feet starting to drag as i approach the end of this100-day Creator Challenge. it reminds me of my short-lived tenure on the high school…
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re-learning to ride
in november 2020, during the midst of the 2nd wave of the covid pandemic in germany, ulrich re-taught me how to ride a bicycle. when i used to tell…
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in knots over knots
lately i’ve found myself getting frustrated by what i perceive as rigidness in other peoples’ habits, particularly Ulrich’s. it feels over-simplistic to…
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an aspect of intimacy
the most intimate spots on my cats - the parts of their dwarfish bodies which most people never get to see up close or touch - are the cottony tufts…
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yuelian's rough drafts
yuelian's rough drafts
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