Archive - Eating For Longevity, Chewing On Identity

Cut fruit or 'I love you'?

And 'can't we leave racism out of food writing'? (Answer: 🙄)

Apr 24 •

An interview with Suyin Looui, Sons & Daughters

One woman's five year journey to document Chinese-Canadian cafés, accompanied by her dad

Apr 10 •

March 2025

January 2025

I wrote a book, wrote a book

Wrote a motherfreaking book

Jan 19 •

September 2024

Late spring-summer 2024 poetry

Spring, post-birthday, brought with it rare emotional tenderness.

Sep 6, 2024 •

May 2024

Fermenting a friendship

The long arc of kimchi, as it should be

May 23, 2024 •

March 2024

Single happiness

Substack anniversary = also my 38th birthday anniversary ;-)

Mar 2, 2024 •

February 2024

Rebuilding the shrine

And yes, I'm writing a book

Feb 13, 2024 •

January 2024

Boundaries > borders

Revisiting my 2023 Ins and Outs

Jan 2, 2024 •

December 2023

Winter solstice meditation

Retreading my steps to last year's poem. And 湯圓 always

Dec 21, 2023 •

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