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Fishing for Snow, and the Heart of theĀ Lake
"...the only reflections in the lake were a slash of causeway, a dot of pavilion, a mustard seed of a boat and the two or three specks of ourselvesā¦
Dec 15, 2025
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Mid-Autumn, Tiger Hill, Late Ming
"Everyone was perfectly silent, even the mosquitoes."
Oct 6, 2025
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To the tune of "The Unbreakable Strings"
What use were all your kingly plans? How long endured the tyrant's scheme?
Nov 6, 2024
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Song Dingbo Catches a Ghost
Quick thinking, sharp dealing, and the only thing ghosts are afraid of.
Oct 11, 2024
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The Heat
Critical support for Comrade The Scoffing Scholar of Lanling
Jul 16, 2024
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Tao Yuanming Reads on a Summer Evening
Rest and quiet contentment, with monsters.
May 17, 2024
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Too Much Party
13th-century retirement parties, 9th-century ragers, and late 16th-century obscenities for early third-millennium eyes.
May 5, 2024
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Su Shi Discovers the Secret Ingredient
It turns out to be "having nothing better to do."
Apr 19, 2024
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The Emperor's So-Called Cats and the Manjurist Bat-Signal
Spoiler: The Qianlong Emperor's cats are (probably) fakety fake-fake-fake.
Apr 7, 2024
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Yo Man, Mo Yan
When's the last time you wondered about Alice Munro's political stances?
Apr 4, 2024
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