Category Archives: letters from away
All Of The Men Were Talking About Sports And All Of The Women Were Talking About Weddings.
I went to Maine this weekend to visit my mother up in Biddeford, a small town along the coast. I’m going to spend over a week with family at Thanksgiving but she still wanted me to come up and have … Continue reading
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welcome to conquer
WE COME TO CONQUER, read the t-shirt in front of me Tuesday as I stood in line to board my morning Jetblue flight to San Francisco. I was tired, though, and had a moment of what I call Freudian reading, … Continue reading
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be away
I’m writing this alone in the MacDowell Colony Hall, in the early afternoon, after enjoying a peanutbutter and honey sandwich. There’s a beautiful light wind steady outside, making the branches move and keeping the day cool. I admit to being … Continue reading
Filed under Korean American, letters from away, novels, writers, writing
short observation after my week in Maine
Reading Anna Karenina at the beach will hurt your hands, if you are on your back, holding it over your face for hours.
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