A.K. Lee7 days ago1 minSalt: A World HistoryFuel, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea. The seven essentials of a Chinese household - and salt is the first condiment listed. Sal...
A.K. Lee7 days ago1 min一日丢一物 Daily DiscardsI was tired of my clutter and decided to embark on an intentional decluttering exercise. Rather than just bundling up stuff I didn't like...
A.K. LeeJan 14 minThe Alchemy of Story(initially published March 14, 2020) If you have a deep and abiding love of horror; if you have a keen eye for design; if you love the cr...
A.K. LeeJan 14 minSo You Want to Write a Mother(initially published in May) Congratulations! You have chosen to incorporate a Mother™ in your latest piece of fiction. This is indeed a ...
A.K. LeeJan 12 minThrough Broken GlassThe year of 2020 has been challenging for practically everyone, and I think I speak for most people when I say "Good riddance!" to it. We...
A.K. LeeAug 29, 20205 minMy Father.I apologize for not posting much recently. Part of the absence was due to depression, taking the form of the inability to focus on anythi...
A.K. LeeJun 10, 20204 minChallenging My BiasesI am a racist. Those four words are hard to admit to, let alone written to be read by anyone with internet access, but they are necessary...
A.K. LeeApr 8, 20203 minBook Review: The Grim Reader (Pt 2)#bookreview #grimreader #death #dying I have reviewed one essay from this collection, but it occurred to me a few days after I'd posted t...
A.K. LeeMar 28, 20205 minBook Review: The Grim Reader: Writings on Death, Dying, and Living On#reviews #thegrimreader #essays #death #dying #plague This is a collection of writings edited by Maura Spiegel and Richard Tristman. It's...
A.K. LeeMar 14, 20202 minI interviewed Bryan Fuller (!!!)I have been sitting on this personal achievement for a few months, but I can now share that I have accomplished a MAJOR personal goal of ...
A.K. LeeFeb 17, 20203 minViralLife in Singapore goes on, even as the number of novel coronavirus (COVID19) patients increases. Most people are going about their days a...
A.K. LeeFeb 17, 20202 minFight against Destiny“You weren’t to blame. Violence is the fault of the one enacting it. Always.” The second book in the Tensorate series, The Red Threads of...
A.K. LeeJan 13, 20203 minSwim Against the Tide“The saying goes, ‘The black tides of heaven direct the courses of human lives.’ To which a wise teacher said, ‘But as with all waters, o...
A.K. LeeDec 30, 20192 minLooking ForwardI'm not a huge fan of resolutions, but the New Year always feels like a good time to start new things. I don't have huge goals for 2020, ...
A.K. LeeDec 28, 20198 min19 Things I Am Grateful ForWhile 2019 has been an eventful and a somewhat stressful year, I would like to look back and think about what I am grateful. 1. My loved ...
A.K. LeeNov 28, 20193 minBook Review: The TruthThe truth has got its boots on. And it's going to start kicking. I have made my admiration of Terry Pratchett very obvious, but I have no...
A.K. LeeNov 28, 20192 minMr A.November draws to a close and it’s very nearly the end of the year. Endings are difficult, sometimes. We don’t like knowing that all good...
A.K. LeeOct 28, 20193 minReview: Maleficent: Mistress of EvilMaleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions...
A.K. LeeOct 28, 20194 minCreating DisciplineIf you've been following my blog, you may have noticed in the few interviews that I've conducted that I always ask about my interviewees'...
A.K. LeeOct 21, 20192 minBook Review: AwakeningIn a world where some humans are evolving and developing special, even incredible, abilities, the Evolved Ones – EOs – face grave uncerta...