Author Archives: Xiaoyu Zheng

Novel- WIP Week 1

By | October 10, 2021

(A story idea visited. I don’t have a title yet. I am excited to where the story goes. I will be doing weekly updates of the story until it is finished) Michael refuses to share any personal detail. It drivers Anna crazy. When Anna looks into Micheal’s eyes while having sex, she knows he is… Read More »

Ongoing

By | October 4, 2021

I am asking people out. So, dates. This one stood out. He is peculiar. And he is into how weird I am. On our first date, I wore a burgundy sweater dress that contoured my body. My butt looks great in the dress and it is comfortable. I paired the look with my blue laced… Read More »

Security & Risk Mix

By | September 26, 2021

What’s real to me may not be real to you. Our perceptions of reality couldn’t be further from each other. We make different meanings out of the same event. This is why we feel lonely. And being understood feels amazing. We are relational. The back and forth does something to our brain and our heart.… Read More »

Schedule Audit

By | September 17, 2021

Fall is near. The sudden change of colors is pointing me to examine my own rhythms. For someone who follows a loose schedule, I had a sudden curiosity of what I actually do on a random day. I have a good idea of when I am most productive during the day. I don’t know how… Read More »

On Giving up

By | September 10, 2021

What goes into your head when you think of giving up? I think of stagnation, death and misery. I think of becoming homeless. I think of suicide. I think of concerned loved ones. I think of a bleak and doomed future. In short monkey terms, my brain believes: giving up, bad. I have the deep… Read More »

How’s life? – August 2021

By | August 27, 2021

Dear readers, Hi. Hello. Sunny where you are? Any practical tips on facing day-to-day racism and sexism? My light opening. Comedy. Or moving to a different country. My top two solutions. A third easy choice: becoming a vigilante. I am invisible most of the time. No one will remember I was there. They cannot even… Read More »

Spontaneous Q & A

By | August 26, 2021

How has technology shaped my life? – I no longer need a watch or TV, yet I spend so much time in front of a screen. What kind of progress have I made in the past 10 years? – I like myself now. How am I different compared with pre-Covid? – I enjoy cooking more.… Read More »