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Good days of writing… bad days of writing…

This is just my own prompt inspired by a Wild Writing piece I did off “good news… bad news…” Good days of writing: you know what happens in the scene and you just know how to write it. Everything flows seamlessly onto the page. Bad days of writing: you try to write it but there’sContinue reading “Good days of writing… bad days of writing…”

Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (13)

Before I start on the meat of this post, I just realised I have some new followers that joined in the last month so welcome to you all, hope you enjoy what you read here. Shu Si Physical Description: An owl-like bird with feet like humans’. Special Properties: Consuming its meat is a cure forContinue reading “Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (13)”

2 week NZ itinerary without a car in 2023- Addendum

I just had a few thoughts to add about my NZ trip and I didn’t want to go back and edit my previous posts so here’s an addendum post where I would add all my miscellaneous thoughts about the trip and other stuff I had learnt about DIY trips and NZ as almost a completeContinue reading “2 week NZ itinerary without a car in 2023- Addendum”

I am a 38-year-old girl

This is my own prompt and I wrote this piece two years ago so I’m actually 40 now. But nothing has changed much. I am a 38-year-old girl. It’s strange but I never considered myself a woman. I mean, I am quite mature mentally but somehow the label didn’t feel right. I think of myselfContinue reading “I am a 38-year-old girl”

Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (12)

Li Fish Physical Description: Looks like a soft-shelled turtle. Special Properties: Its call sounds like goats. Tuo Fei Physical Description: An owl-like bird, with only one foot and a face like humans’. Special Properties: It hibernates in summer instead of winter. Sewing its feathers into clothings makes you not scared of thunder. Fei Yi PhysicalContinue reading “Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (12)”

Adventure Aboard the Chen Xing- Chapter 26

Estella whispered to me, “We need to slow him down, it’s still early, they’re probably still at his office.” I hurried to catch up with Scorsby. “Hey, we still haven’t talked about the jobs you wanted us to take off you.” “Let’s have one last drink while you tell us for the road, whatever yourContinue reading “Adventure Aboard the Chen Xing- Chapter 26”

Moonlake’s Book Discoveries: June 2023

Fantasy The Lyonesse trilogy by Jack Vance My final verdict upon my second reading is that I like the trilogy enough but I don’t really love it, hence why I couldn’t remember much about it. But I think a younger me probably did enjoy how whimsical the whole trilogy is (it does contain dark themesContinue reading “Moonlake’s Book Discoveries: June 2023”

2 week NZ itinerary without a car in 2023- Week 2

So, week 2 of NZ travel: Day 8: bus transport from Queenstown to Franz Josef The whole day was devoted to traveling on a Intercity bus from Queenstown all the way to Franz Josef, passing through Arrowtown, Cromwell, Wanaka etc. en route, getting off whenever we could to stretch the legs and use toilets asContinue reading “2 week NZ itinerary without a car in 2023- Week 2”

Adventure Aboard the Chen Xing- Chapter 25

I sat down next to the Old Boy inside the booth. Estella sat down next to me and started playing with her ring. The bartender swung by a moment later, setting a beer in front of Scorsby. She then looked questioningly at us. “Scotch whiskey,” I ordered. “I’ll have a pina colada, extra ice.” EstellaContinue reading “Adventure Aboard the Chen Xing- Chapter 25”

Re-reading Books: Memories are always wrong?

Anyone who has followed up for a while should know that I’m whimsical when it comes to reading (well, writing also but less so in recent years given my focus on novel writing). So from last year to this year, I’ve revisited two fantasy works I knew I had definitely read before. I think IContinue reading “Re-reading Books: Memories are always wrong?”