Nature & Dao — Week 8It’s been a pretty temperate week, almost unseasonably warm, though leaves continue to drift off branches and litter the empty lot. Gust…Mar 27Mar 27
Nature & Dao — Week 7The snow has long since melted, and it’s been warmer and sunnier in the days that have passed. The empty lot is empty as ever — the…Mar 27Mar 27
Nature & Dao — Week 6The snow on Tuesday has left a thin layer of frost on the grass of the empty lot, and white tinges the edges of the leaves on the fallen…Mar 27Mar 27
Nature & Dao — Week 5My roommate and I came across a black cat near the empty lot yesterday evening. It was small and lanky, probably barely a year old. It…Jan 10Jan 10
Nature & Dao — Week 4I’m writing about bonsai for a creative writing class, so I was pleasantly surprised to find that The World in Miniature was about bonsai…Nov 29, 2023Nov 29, 2023
Nature & Dao — Week 3There’s a cat skulking around the edges of the empty lot. It’s tiny, from two floors up, barely visible in between the waving blades of…Nov 6, 2023Nov 6, 2023
Nature & Dao — Week 2This quarter, I’m taking an independent study (one-on-one) class on the topic of Nature and Dao, and how we can read ecocriticism through…Oct 28, 2023Oct 28, 2023
Cleopatra and FrankensteinIt’s often been said that there’s beauty in breaking. Cleo and Frank’s relationship is one of impossible beauty — a whirlwind of chemistry…Sep 11, 2023Sep 11, 2023
“A Map for the Missing” by Belinda Huijuan TangA Map for the Missing by Belinda Huijuan TangJul 28, 2023Jul 28, 2023