Dearest Gentle Reader...I don't read romance. That's not because I dislike love—I love love! There's just something about reading it that doesn't land with me. I experience second-hand embarrassment at someone else's attempt to describe intimacy or attraction. I guess I'd rather watch chemistry ...
Bibim Naengmyeon 비빔냉면 (Cold Spicy Noodles)
My mom smoked Virginia Slims. She drank coffee in paper cups from subway vending machines. Perfume trailed behind her in a wake of cigarette smoke and sandalwood. She counted money like a Blackjack dealer, the flick of a tongue against the tip of her finger and bills cascaded in a blur. She was ...
David Bowie Reading Challenge
“I’m a real self-educated kind of guy. I read voraciously. Every book I ever bought, I have. I can’t throw it away. It’s physically impossible to leave my hand! Some of them are in warehouses. I’ve got a library that I keep the ones I really really like. I look around my library some nights and I do ...
Stranger Things U.S.S. Butterscotch Ice Cream Sundae
"Ahoy ladies! Would you guys like to set sail on this ocean of flavor with me?" Not everyone is lucky enough to experience the Starcourt Mall or treats from Scoops Ahoy to celebrate the new season of Stranger Things. For those of us who don't reside in California, I present to you the U.S.S. ...
My Mother is a Con Artist. So I’m Cooking Korean Food.
My mom is very good at two things: lying and cooking. My instincts in the kitchen stem from watching her sauté fish, boil stew and cook rice. I marveled at her ability to unravel the skin of apples with one curling stroke of the knife. She's the stereotypical AsianMom™: overtly judgmental, critical ...
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