This is the 5th part of the story. The previous parts are here: 1, 2, 3, 4. Well, her husband Daneu has always been a good provider for her despite his over-enthusiasm in helping his mother and his brother. Alotus has never had a problem with it before, but now with her father's death and … Continue reading The Professor’s Wife (Flash Fiction Part 5)
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The Professor’s Wife (Flash Fiction Part 4)
This is the 4th part of the story. The first three parts are here 1, 2, 3. Many women find solace in their children, but she is not able to do that. Both her children have had more interaction with relatives than with her. Now her daughter is 11 and her son 6 years old. … Continue reading The Professor’s Wife (Flash Fiction Part 4)
The Professor’s Wife (Flash Fiction Part 3)
This is the 3rd part of the story, the previous two parts are here: 1, 2. We all think Alotus should be happy and Alotus thinks she should be happy. However she is not happy. Actually she is not just a little unhappy. She is in fact very unhappy. That really puzzles Alotus and it … Continue reading The Professor’s Wife (Flash Fiction Part 3)
Quote of The Day: Want Everything And Nothing (Part 6)
Image by Freepik This is the 6th part of the story. The previous parts are here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Ted Hughes and his sister Olwyn Hughes imagined at first that a biography telling their side of the story would be helpful to them in fighting against the ever increasing army of Plath fans, … Continue reading Quote of The Day: Want Everything And Nothing (Part 6)
Quote of The Day: Want Everything And Nothing (Part 5)
Image by Freepik This is the 5th part of the story. The previous parts are here: 1, 2, 3, 4. If the after-life of Plath were a movie, Ted Hughes would be the main character who's perpetually plagued by his wife's ghost. There was no escape for him. He moved into the apartment his wife … Continue reading Quote of The Day: Want Everything And Nothing (Part 5)
Quote of The Day: Want Everything And Nothing (Part 4)
Image by Freepik This is the 4th part of the story. The previous parts are here: 1, 2, 3. When Assia Wevill and David Wevill became their neighbor, Assia and Ted started an affair quickly and openly, much to Sylvia Plath's anguish and dismay. Ted had up to that point tried to be very respectful … Continue reading Quote of The Day: Want Everything And Nothing (Part 4)
Quote of The Day: Want Everything And Nothing (Part 3)
Image by Freepik This is the 3nd part of the story. The previous parts are here: 1 and 2. At Cambridge, Plath was astonished by the women in the university. This was the end of 1950s and it is said the university only started to accept women into their campus several years earlier. And all … Continue reading Quote of The Day: Want Everything And Nothing (Part 3)
Quote of The Day: Want Everything And Nothing (Continued)
Image by Freepik This is the 2nd part of the story. The 1st part is here. I finally finished the two books "The Red Comet" and "The Silent Woman". And now let's proceed to continue the book review. In college, Plath got a chance to become an intern at the Mademoiselle magazine headquarter in New … Continue reading Quote of The Day: Want Everything And Nothing (Continued)
The Real Diversity
Image by xiSerge from Pixabay The concept of nuclear family is very much like the English language--they both came from one specific area and one specific group (or several specific groups) of people, and for the last two hundred years or so they have spread to every corner of the world and dominated our life … Continue reading The Real Diversity
A Mild Influence And A Big Decision (Continued)
Image by Anrita from Pixabay This is the 2nd half of the post. The 1st half is here. I sometimes wondered how M's parents helped M make the decision, and how they ignored the signs that have been there all along. I can't piece together a consistent story yet, but certain things do stick out … Continue reading A Mild Influence And A Big Decision (Continued)
A Mild Influence And A Big Decision
Image by Anrita from Pixabay I was trying to write the story into a flash fiction, but I don't have the ending for it. Real life stories usually have no endings, and I don't have the imagination to add a finale that's surprising yet plausible, satisfying yet entertaining. So without an ending, I guess the … Continue reading A Mild Influence And A Big Decision
A Real Life Romance (Part 1)
Image by yamabon from Pixabay Serial Fiction Part 1 I want to talk about my step sister and her husband. Since her name means ocean, I will call her Oshina and her husband Oland for the sake of the story. I liked her and her husband a lot, and still like them, but due to … Continue reading A Real Life Romance (Part 1)
The Village Psychic (Flash Fiction Part 2)
Image by Sasin Tipchai from Pixabay Arton always speaks with his daughter in a tone that is a mixture of politeness, humor, and whining. Yilan has always enjoyed conversing with her father, basically following her father's train of thoughts and agreeing to his ideas. However recently Yilan has started to see a psychiatrist and has … Continue reading The Village Psychic (Flash Fiction Part 2)
The Village Psychic (Flash Fiction Part 1)
Image by Sasin Tipchai from Pixabay Flash Fiction #136 When Yilan's father Arton and her mother Mi were about to get married, it's the local tradition that they should go to a local psychic, who would examine their family background, temperament, and other aspects of their life, from which their fortune would be told. So … Continue reading The Village Psychic (Flash Fiction Part 1)
Quote Of The Day: Complicated and Unexpected
Quote Of The Day #46 Alan and Jane had a perfect marriage--he's a professor, architect, and writer in a university in upstate New York while she's a capable senior administrator in the same place. One day Alan played sports with his students twenty years his junior, fell to the ground, and hurt his back. At … Continue reading Quote Of The Day: Complicated and Unexpected
Ivy And Tom (Flash Fiction #79)
Image by Kiều Trường from Pixabay "You know Tom just repeats himself so often. I really want to ask him to stop, but I just can't do it." Ivy says. She's talking about her husband Tom Tsai. They've been married for twenty years now and have a good manageable relationship. Ivy's idea of a good … Continue reading Ivy And Tom (Flash Fiction #79)
The Old Fox (Flash Fiction #75)
Ming is a poor artist who does online videos, creates cartoons and posters. He wants to marry Lily for years, but Lily's father Dun won't allow it. Dun looks down upon artists and poor artists especially annoy him. Ming and Lily could get married without Dun's blessing, but they are looking forward to some financial … Continue reading The Old Fox (Flash Fiction #75)
A Wonderful Girl (Flash Fiction #52)
Pammy and Lulu come to the little cosmetic shop Armei is running, next to an Asian grocery store in a popular plaza. The three haven't met for a while and they have quite a lot of catch-up to do. The customers are scarce and the cosmetic store is not doing very well these days. People … Continue reading A Wonderful Girl (Flash Fiction #52)
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