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The writer's life comprises small moments. Find a weekly newsletter here, and extra essays about things from writerly advice to people I meet and what I'm working on.
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Week of 20 September 2026 (opens the original)
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You are all back at school now. I hope it is all going well. Here are a few things that crossed my mind recently. I went to Sun Moon Lake and got chewed up by tiny little jerkfaces the Taiwanese people call xiao hei wen (小黑蚊). It means “little black mosquito.” This is a cute name for an absolute asshole of a biting midge. It’s not strictly a mosquito, I’ve learned. I hate them even more than I hate mosquitos. I digress, I’m sorry. The point is, on our way back home, we went to a wonderful little
Week of 31 August (opens the original)
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I am appearing in Taiwan! If you know people living in Taipei or near it, please let them know about my book event at the fabulous Bookman Books September 12. I’ll be interviewed by the managing director of the bookstore, Shin Su. Flyer is below!<img
Weekly-ish Flotsam #20 (opens the original)
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Bingebuster is an incredible tool that turns your streaming choices into a mockup of a DVD/video rental spot. You select the viewing platforms you have access to, and the site loads what’s available and lets you “walk” through the store to browse your choices. You even get to pick up the DVD and turn it over, just like you would in a real store. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0e7H!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fs
Choosing a new web site name is a Chicken/Egg story (opens the original)
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For years, I was “thegooddirt.org.” Later, a number of white people (it was always white people) would say, “Oh! Like The Good Earth! The Pearl Buck book? Because Taiwan?” Uh, no. First of all, that was China, and it was about missionaries. I am from Taiwan, and I don’t practice an organized religion, plus, I live in California and our history with missionaries is…not great. Still others would ask if it was because I liked to gossip, or just liked gossip in general. That wasn’t true, either. My
Weekly-ish Flotsam 19 (opens the original)
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A request! My friend Martha Nichols, who is the founder and EIC of magazine, is working on a book about how writers use Gen AI. As part of this, she’s collecting some thoughts on this very topic. Here is Martha’s AI survey; I would be grateful if you had a look! Should take you 10-20 minutes; I’ve found it very useful as I collect my thoughts on a personal AI policy. I can’
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