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Image by S. Hermann / F. Richter from Pixabay This is the second half of the story. The first half is here. My father grew up in a Mongolian family of a half Mongolian village not far away from the Steppe. They would have preferred Mongolian style ranching if they … Continue reading The History Of Narcissism (Continued) →

Image by S. Hermann / F. Richter from Pixabay I have done a lot of thinking and reflection on the history of narcissism in my family. Since I am too much a coward to broach this topic with my relatives, I can only rely on recollections, stories I heard, my … Continue reading The History Of Narcissism →

Image by Neil Dodhia from Pixabay Quote Of The Day # 63 It has become so necessary to maintain power structures to benefit a selected few that it has become woven into our idea of reality. You don’t need to be in love to count as a human. When women … Continue reading Quote Of The Day: Love And Dating →

Image by alba1970 from Pixabay This is the second half of the story. The first half of this story is here. Ajin is sitting in the living room, leafing through a pile of mathematical papers and murmuring something to himself when everybody comes out of the car and into the … Continue reading The Crazy Son-In-Law (Flash Fiction Continued) →

Image by alba1970 from Pixabay Flash Fiction #145 “I’ve told you a thousand times that I didn’t slap my crazy son-in-law. It’s just a little pat on his head. Several people saw it and the rumor just started. It eventually evolves into something very untrue, which says I was so … Continue reading The Crazy Son-In-Law (Flash Fiction) →

Image by Larisa Koshkina from Pixabay Flash Fiction #144 “My first love was a total disaster.” Lola said. “I really liked this guy in my class for no reason in high school. Then I was silly enough to tell him that. I was in general very shy, and I didn’t … Continue reading Love Stories (Flash Fiction) →

Image by Alexa from Pixabay Flash Fiction #143 Two colleagues come into the little lunch room in their office at noon one day. Non-Native Speaker: “Look, I brought you one pound of sticky rice cake here.” Native Speaker: “Oh, thanks, but why? What’s the occasion?” Non-Native Speaker: “Last time when … Continue reading It Is Interesting (Flash Fiction) →

Image by Joseph Levesque from Pixabay Many Asian immigrants interpret English words different, especially during holidays, when we have to pick and choose which mainstream customs we want to adopt, which customs we want to adopt but can’t, which customs we want to admire from a distance, which customs we … Continue reading Holiday Food Reinterpreted →

Image by timokefoto from Pixabay New Word #126 I was trying to compile a holiday word list, for which immigrants have alternative interpretations. Then I realized that it’s a list that requires more thoughts and it wouldn’t be completed today. For example, turkey is a mischievous reminder that one can … Continue reading New Word: Holiday Celebrations →

Image by Phong from Pixabay Flash Fiction #142 Aunt Ayun is my mother’s younger sister. She is my favorite aunt, not only because she is a great cook and very clever, but also because she is very good tempered (just like my maternal grandfather), and very good to children. And … Continue reading My Aunt Ayun (Flash Fiction) →

Image by yamabon from Pixabay Serial Fiction Part 3. The first part of this story is here and the second part of this story is here. I want to say something here before I proceed with the main story. I wrote about my grandpa Zili from my mother’s side who … Continue reading A Real Life Romance (Part 3) →

Image by congerdesign from Pixabay Thanksgiving is right around the corner and I was thinking of getting more vegan food this year. I went to Trader Joe’s today to see if they have their “Turkey-less Stuffed Roast” for sale. It’s supposed to be delicious–so I heard. However just like last … Continue reading More Vegan Food For The Holiday →

Image by Brigitte Werner from Pixabay New Word #125 Vapor In The Air Moisturizer The Holiday Season Winter Wheat: wheat sown in autumn or winter for harvesting the following summer. Phobias About Winter winterize: adapt or prepare (something, especially a house or an automobile) for use in cold weather. the … Continue reading New Word: Winter →

Image by Manfred Richter from Pixabay This is my 1000th post and I thought I would do something more interesting than my other posts, only to realize that the pressure of producing something better is a little too much to bear. At first I prepared two stories, one is “My … Continue reading The One Thousandth →

Image by yamabon from Pixabay Serial Fiction Part 2. The first part of this story is here. While my father was engaging in a correspondence with his future second wife living in a faraway big city, he also attracted the attention of several single women who lived locally. After all, … Continue reading A Real Life Romance (Part 2) →

Image by Gerhard from Pixabay I had a very strange dream this morning right before waking up and running to the bathroom. Actually it was so strange that one hour after that, I was still thinking of it while drinking soy milk for breakfast. I dreamed that I was with … Continue reading The Gossiping Dream →

Image by Photo Mix from Pixabay New Word #124 I am often confused by the word “landslide”, which originally means “the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain”– it is obviously a disaster. Paradoxically this word also means overwhelming victory in an election. I think … Continue reading New Word: Election →

Image by Monika from Pixabay I am not talking about the differences in ingredients, spices, flavors, textures of food from different cultures, but rather I am talking about a different kind of cultural differences–human behavior. Many Asians, especially Asian women, are shocked to discover that American women can choose between … Continue reading Cultural Differences In Cooking →

Image by alba1970 from Pixabay I really want to write about my growing up stories at the southern border of Mongolian Steppe, and I have attempted several times, but only to “tear them up” afterwards. Of course I didn’t really tear up anything since there was no paper involved. Rather … Continue reading Stories I Want To Tell But… →

Image by Michael Pointner from Pixabay Flash Fiction #141 “Hi, Alexa, tell me how to say ‘I hate laundry’ in Spanish.” She asks the little ball like gadget she got from Amazon at a promotional price. “I don’t know.” The little machine answers. “What? What do you mean you don’t … Continue reading Alexa Goes Wild (Flash Fiction) →