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On Audiobooks
For the most part, I don't process auditory input very well. It's a matter of attention and retention: I can't listen to one single thing...
A.K. Lee
Jul 1, 20212 min read
Working on Writing
Recently I revisited an old writer's workbook. The Writer's Workout was something I'd bought back in around 2015, with the idea that I...
A.K. Lee
Apr 26, 20212 min read
Lok'tar ogar!
All through March I binge-read World of Warcraft novels, tracking down as many titles in eBook format from my library (seriously, I love...
A.K. Lee
Apr 26, 20212 min read
Book Review| Salt: A World History
Fuel, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea. The seven essentials of a Chinese household - and salt is the first condiment listed....
A.K. Lee
Feb 28, 20211 min read
一日丢一物 Daily Discards
I 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. Lee
Feb 28, 20211 min read
The 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...
A.K. Lee
Jan 1, 20214 min read
So 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. Lee
Jan 1, 20214 min read
Through Broken Glass
The 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. Lee
Jan 1, 20212 min read
My 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...
A.K. Lee
Aug 29, 20205 min read
Challenging My Biases
I 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...
A.K. Lee
Jun 10, 20204 min read
Book 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...
A.K. Lee
Apr 8, 20203 min read
Book 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. Lee
Mar 28, 20205 min read
I 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. Lee
Mar 14, 20202 min read
Viral
Life in Singapore goes on, even as the number of novel coronavirus (COVID19) patients increases. Most people are going about their days...
A.K. Lee
Feb 18, 20203 min read
Book Review| The Red Threads of Fortune
“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. Lee
Feb 18, 20202 min read
Book Review| The Black Tides of Heaven
“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,...
A.K. Lee
Jan 13, 20203 min read
Looking Forward
I'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. Lee
Dec 30, 20192 min read
19 Things I Am Grateful For
While 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. Lee
Dec 29, 20198 min read
Book Review| The Truth
The 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...
A.K. Lee
Nov 28, 20193 min read
Mr 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. Lee
Nov 28, 20192 min read
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