Tag: travel
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A Story About A Poem: “A Body Without a Name”
In college, I used to churn out 5,000 word short stories two-hours before class in a burst of god-like arrogance and never look at them again. Now I can spend thirty minutes or more just staring at single line, questioning if I even know how to write anymore. For me, over-editing is a product of…
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A Story About A Poem: “there are no taxis for the dead
Obon is one of the biggest holidays in Japan. Celebrated in mid-August for several days, it’s one of the most crowded and expensive travel times of the year. Similar to the Ghost Festival in China, it’s a time where deceased ancestors are believed to return home—a time to honor the dead. Many neighborhoods hold their…
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A Story About A Story: “Another Girl Under the Iron Bell”
When it comes to stories inspired by historical settings, I’m always eager to know more about the real places/people behind them. What real places inspired the impossibly spectacular Daguanyuan (the Grand View Garden) in the classic Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber? Who was Mary Boleyn, the sister who inspired The Other Boleyn Girl,…
Angela Liu 