Tiffany Chu
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Tiffany Chu

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My thoughts, works, and stories

A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing
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A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing

A review of Alice Evelyn Yang’s A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing, and what Asian American children inherit when parents stay silent about history.
Ways I’m simplifying my life in 2027 & a look at my notebook lineup
intentional life

Ways I’m simplifying my life in 2027 & a look at my notebook lineup

My 2027 simple living plan: hand journaling, the notebook rule, reading deeply, a weekly day off and less screen time. Try these analog habits.
Building 903 by Lois Lowry Review
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Building 903 by Lois Lowry Review

Honest book review of Lois Lowry’s Building 903: a middle-grade dystopian about banned books, twins Tessa and Theo, and parallels to The Giver.
"I'll write you down until you're permanent"
grief

"I'll write you down until you're permanent"

After a Signal sync failed, I lost the last texts from my late son. A grief essay on digital memory, chat backups, and who keeps us remembered.
Confessions of an Indie Author: it’s really expensive
publishing

Confessions of an Indie Author: it’s really expensive

Indie author’s full cost breakdown to self-publish a special edition: editing, covers, audiobook, promo, and lessons learned. Total: $16,327
An Empire in the Clouds by Ai Jiang
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An Empire in the Clouds by Ai Jiang

Review of Ai Jiang's An Empire in the Clouds (Titan, 2026): a slow, reflective sci-fi fantasy of masks, Chinese opera, Mazu and drowning empires.
My Grandmother's Daughter
family

My Grandmother's Daughter

Hello, I’m Tiffany, your resident town hermit. Welcome to my fellowship—a haven where you’re free to talk
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
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Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker Genre: Horror Release Date: 7 January 2025 Publisher:
Whole
mental illness

Whole

Hello, I’m Tiffany, your resident town hermit. Welcome to my fellowship—a haven where you’re free to talk
I met my younger self for coffee
mental illness

I met my younger self for coffee

A literary personal essay on surviving trauma, depression, and toxic friendships—and why staying alive was worth it.
In This Timeline
grief

In This Timeline

A grief essay about guilt, alternate timelines, and what it means to love someone you couldn't save—and how that love outlasts the losing.
Orphan
family

Orphan

An adopted man reckons with family secrets, a father's distance, and the slow unraveling of a family held together by silence and pretense
All Time is Quality Time
family

All Time is Quality Time

I'm grateful to be able to share Jeannie Ewing's writing again with you today. She exudes
In defense of longing
grief

In defense of longing

Our very ache the hallowed hollowing of endless becoming
What Is Memoir For?
social issues

What Is Memoir For?

On the power of introspection, messy as it can be, and Lindy West’s “Adult Braces”
She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran
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She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran

She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran Genre: YA Horror Release Date: 28 February 2023 Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Format:
Grief is for People by Sloane Crosley
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Grief is for People by Sloane Crosley

Grief is for People by Sloane Crosley Genre: Memoir Release Date: 25 February 2025 Publisher: Picador Format: Hardcover Source: LibraryBuy
Whidbey by T Kira Madden
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Whidbey by T Kira Madden

Whidbey by T Kira Madden Genre: Crime Mystery Release Date: 10 March 2026 Publisher: Mariner Books Format: Hardcover Source: Purchased