Author Archives: Xiaoyu Zheng

Suspicion

By | May 18, 2022

Hi friends, To end my own suspicion of whether I will write consistently, here I AM! What do we say, we do our very best one day at a time. I am proud of all of us who has made to today. Great job on not giving up and, and, and, you are reading! Here… Read More »

May 2022: Sending You Tender Love

By | May 5, 2022

Hi friends, It is May 2022. I am full of surprises. So are you. Much of life, similar to climbing projects, is about endurance. You start with “That looks like a terrible route and I don’t think it is possible.” Then you strategize your movements and you get on the wall. You fall. You fall.… Read More »

At 11:11am on May 4th, 2022

By | May 4, 2022

On its way: 1. Mail art from JJ 2. Visa decision 3. Tomorrow’s joy and trouble Right now: 1. Rice is cooking 2. Hair is growing 3. Writing Past: 1. Do not visit 2. No point to visit 3. It will revisit – don’t you worry

Thoughts

By | April 29, 2022

1. Essays are difficult to write. 2. His eyes are blue and clear. I want to kiss him now. 3. I need to be within pointing distance. 4. What’s for lunch? 5. This lady is smiling at me and she seems friendly. 6. Rude drivers! 7. I need some space from her. 8. Aaron Sorkin… Read More »

Fragments

By | April 27, 2022

Hi friends, Greetings from my writing desk – my only desk! I am finding ways to establish a ritualistic rhythm of writing. I’ve experimented with sharing my writings on a weekly basis. I am getting back to that. Tell me, what do you enjoy about my writings? What do you wish I could write more/less… Read More »

Raining on One April Monday

By | April 11, 2022

Hi friends, I have a poem for you today. For me, poetry is a community prayer. It is my medicine. It aids my survival. More than ever, we need connections that make us feel tethered to the large mystery called Being Human. Spring, a season for hope and revival, is inviting us to listen before… Read More »