The jump off lines is from Collecting Light by Deb Cooper and this is from a day when I’m not feeling the prompt: I see the way my fingers dip into the trough of hand cream and withdraw while leaving the shape intact. I see the way, or rather feel the way, this pen I’mContinue reading “I see the way…”
Monthly Archives: August 2025
Running a FB group for aspiring novelists
I am running out of writer craft insights to share and so I’m branching out to this other enterprise that I have been running for my fellow students from the UBC novel writing courses. I created this back in 2018, off this random idea I have of providing a platform for us all to gatherContinue reading “Running a FB group for aspiring novelists”
22 days train trip in Spain and Portugal- Spain part 3
The last leg of the Spanish journey is based in Seville. My original itinerary would cover the Santa Cruz neighbourhood in the morning and the signature landmarks such as the Royal Alcazar, Cathedral de Sevilla and Plaza de Espana etc in the afternoon on the first day. But as is our norm, we skipped mostContinue reading “22 days train trip in Spain and Portugal- Spain part 3”
Oriental Fantasy 2025 (2)
Continuing with Striking the Zither by Joan He, I think it’s best seen as a fantasy set around certain historical events as detailed in the Romance of Three Kingdoms. In fact, after section 1, the fantasy element is so much that it’s enough to tip the whole story into the fantasy genre. On the otherContinue reading “Oriental Fantasy 2025 (2) “
Remarkable Women in ancient China (25)- Zhao Rao
Who is she? Notable Life Events Why is She Remarkable?She is not the only palace maid who has risen to a high position (nor the only nanny for the Emperor for that matter) but I did find it interesting how it was effectively palace servants, of which Zhao Rao is one, that the Dowager EmpressContinue reading “Remarkable Women in ancient China (25)- Zhao Rao”
Moonlake's Fiction Space 