I like grocery shopping. Really, I do. I cherish it even more now than I did before. Having used grocery pick-up services back in 2020, I appreciate the chance to actually hold produce in my hands. Maybe food selecting is also enjoyable for me because it reminds me of past times with my mom. I’d tag along with her, pick fruit from the bin and maybe even weigh them on those nifty silver scales. If I was really good and well-behaved, I’d get a treat from the bakery (usually a roll). Or Tic … [Read more...]
At the Grocery Store
July 9, 2022 Leave a Comment
Filed Under: books, cozy mystery, grocery shopping, magazine, Publishing, writer's life Tagged With: Death By Bubble Tea, Jennifer J. Chow, L.A. Night Market Mystery, memories, Tic Tacs, Woman's World
When Do You Call Yourself a Writer?
January 15, 2013 6 Comments
Louhcheut Mahgeuk: to reveal one's secret or fault (lit. to expose Mah's feet)The queen of the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1328-1399) was surnamed Mah. Once, she was riding by on her sedan chair when a gust of wind blew aside the carriage's curtain. Everyone on the street could see that her feet were not bound, a daring break in the typical foot binding tradition for rich women.Sometimes I'm afraid of exposing my own faults. When confronted with a blank line for my occupation on a … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Cantonese, Chinese saying, flash fiction, foot binding, IdeaGems, identity, magazine, Ming dynasty, rejection, short story, writer
