Why Steven Universe Is A Win For LGBTQ People, And For Diversity In General
Shi Min Xie A while ago, I saw lots of GIFs on Tumblr featuring this animated series. I was intrigued, so I hunkered down to watch all the episodes. And boy was I…
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The Dragon King And His Grandson
“Halt! Who goes there?” the turtle guard tried to sound as menacing as possible. “Come on, Gui,” the 27th grandson of the Dragon King, Wei Long. “You know who I…
The Star Wars Rogue One Trailer Leaves Me Unimpressed
I have mixed feelings about the Star Wars Rogue One movie trailer. Yes, it went viral a few days — or was it a week or two ago? — and…
Why Gravity Falls Is The Best Cartoon I’ve Seen In The Past Two Years
There have been few cartoons that have moved me as much as Gravity Falls, and I still keep thinking about it, months after the finale has aired. If you didn’t…
How I Got A Book Deal
I submitted a manuscript to a competition. The End. LOL JK. That isn’t all I did, but writing it down in one sentence like that showed how it all boiled…
Pet Peeve: Readers Who Are Against Killing Characters
I have seen lots of posts on the internet where readers are all making sad declarations that their favourite authors always kill their favourite characters. I get it. I do.…
The Entitlement of Published Writers
One of the things that I have noticed in my country is that many writers are trying to come up with ways to write for a living, permanently. That’s not…
In which I talk about re-discovering the Chinese language and culture
When I was a child, I hated learning Chinese. The words were always so hard to read and memorise, expressing myself was so difficult, and the stories were always about…
How Matilda Shaped My Life
Like so many other children, I was a reader of Roald Dahl books. He was easily one of my favourite writers because everything in his books were so wild, imaginative,…
Why Sailor Moon Is Important To Me, And Should Be For You, Too
When I was a young girl, my dad tried to get me into comics. He bought Daredevil, Spider-Man, and tried to introduce me to the rest. There was also X-Men,…