Month: May 2014

  • If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you might have seen this already, but I just realized that I never talked about my latest publication here on the blog. Earlier this month, my short story “Bringing Them Home” was featured in Switchback Magazine. It’s based on a true story that my mom saw on the news…

  • It’s funny what you remember and what you don’t. Like, why did Angie and I decide to drive around and take photographs of fancy houses? I have no idea. But I remember sunlight streaming through the windshield, and the weight of the old Nikon around my neck, and Natalie Imbruglia’s voice lilting over the speakers. That day, that…

  • Thanks, Mom

    My mother (right) and her sister, in Taiwan. I’ve written about my mother many times. Today I’m going to borrow other people’s words. From Heather Armstrong’s recent post: I am successful because my mother showed me how it is done. She invested herself in me, and I owe her everything. I hope that she knows that…

  • Stretch your wings

    In my opinion, one of the best things creative people can do is partake in creative work outside their chosen field. Because art sings to art. For me, that usually means practicing photography, going to an art exhibit, or even just watching a great TV show. (Battlestar Galactica, anyone?) But this month, it mean drawing…

  • Saw rerun of Bewitched. Recalled childhood kinship w Tabitha bc she was halfie too. Witch, not Asian, but still. <- #WeNeedDiverseEverything — Kristan Hoffman (@kristanhoffman) May 1, 2014 In case you missed it, the YA community is spearheading a charge for increased diversity in contemporary literature. The #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign is amazing, and you can find…