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I launched this blog in 2008. My mini-me.
Publishing: Great advice & ideas from Asian American Writers Workshop
June 26, 2016
Picture a century-old, Renaissance-revival style meeting hall in downtown Brooklyn, with stately Corinthian columns and vaulted, 40-foot ceilings. Fill it with a youngish, multiracial, multi-gendered crowd. They are novelists, poets and […]
Writing: Make your desk a sacred space
June 11, 2016
Greetings from Michigan! I’ve been here for a week, helping my boyfriend relocate to a new job in Ann Arbor. Hey, did I just hear alarms go off in your head? Well, […]
Why the next 10 minutes might solve your problems
June 4, 2016
Last semester, I surprised my creative writing class with a simple but profound assignment. Forget about the usual high standards for submissions. Whatever they wanted to do was fine with […]
Inspiration from Anne Lamott’s “Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life”
April 3, 2016
Lately, life has been about Too Many Things To Do & Feel. But today brings calm. I’ve come full circle and back to a bit of inspiration that saves me. […]
Linkedin tips to feel more successful
January 31, 2016
I’ve watched so many students and friends set up LinkedIn profiles. They go from resistant, to fascinated. By the time they’re done, they’re sporting a success glow that’s better than […]
My favorite student texts from Spring 2015 semester
May 16, 2015
Relief, at last! The sweat of herding college students through Spring 2015 is over. We’ve made progress along the path to enlightenment. The final grades are in. Which means that […]
My money story on NPR: Chinese family vs. personal happiness
March 15, 2015
As a huge fan of National Public Radio, I’m THRILLED to be featured on Marketplace. The NPR show, which is about personal finance and business, wanted to know how my immigrant […]