Archive - cultural amnesia

second languages are easy to romanticize

or, 'what has been churning in my brain since i read andrea long chu's emperor of gladness review'

Jun 2 •

May 2025

Culture Roundup May 2025

books / video / music / film / tv / art / more

May 21 •

January 2025

fiction - jealousy, grand theft auto, succubi, oh my!

Jan 13 •

Three Things I Kvetched About In 2024

workplace harassment / literary gatekeeping / subway etiquette

Jan 3 •

November 2024

Don't panic about thanksgiving, here's a guide

you might not believe me but it's easier than you think

Nov 18, 2024 •

2:08

Notes From The Polls: Maspeth, Queens

I was a poll worker yesterday

Nov 6, 2024 •

September 2024

fiction - a short story about cheese

Sep 5, 2024 •

December 2023

The Ins and Outs of 2024

I know I said I wouldn't... but it's a meme now. How could I not?

Dec 29, 2023 •

November 2023

God Knows The Rats on Central Avenue

fiction - a short story from the world of the M train

Nov 28, 2023 •

Songs For Ex-Lovers (I)

A playlist and a post all in one, maybe a series I don't know

Nov 7, 2023 •

Rejected Taco Bell Quarterly Submission

otherwise titled A Taco Bell In Towson

Nov 1, 2023 •

October 2023

Ugly and Classy Guy in 2011

A story from the world of the novel I wrote. Will be paid-only until November 13!

Oct 30, 2023 •

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