Wendy's Cherry Farm

Interface Cold. Not an ice cube cold or frost bitten cold. Not the kind of cold that engendered warmth—rosy cheeks, teary eyes. Not the kind of cold that made you question if you really did feel warm, or if your body was gaslighting your mind, lighting an imaginary gas. The refrigerator light flickers. Cold, but Read more

Beyond culinary exchange, the arrival of Western fast food chains in China constitutes a profound transformation of social space that has particular implications for gender dynamics. Since Kentucky Fried Chicken’s grand opening in Beijing in 1987, followed by McDonald’s sweeping success in the early 1990s, these establishments have become cultural sites where traditional Chinese gender Read more

“I went and saw the tulips today.” There was no moon tonight. The sky hung low, a damp sheet of gray, and the pond had swallowed its own reflections. No ripples, only sound—a wet, rhythmic hush, like someone turning pages in the dark. “You told me the best time to go was in early May, Read more

A temperate breeze signals the arrival of spring in Shanghai. 春风, spring wind—not quite warm enough to slightly ease the tension in your eyelids, but also not cool enough to leave a soft twang across the highest points of your cheekbones, a memory of its nimble yet elusive agility.  “You see your name here? On Read more

In 2015, the MET Gala announced the annual theme for its highly anticipated event: “China: Through the Looking Glass”. Displayed on the header of the MET’s “select images page”, where commoners like me could take a digital gander at its fashionable offerings, was what I believed to be a vase.  Later, I discovered this image Read more

Night after night, the madman by the sea stalks the shore  Pocketing sea glass that whispers of absence, kissing each shard with a motherly fondness  What I know of solitude, you shall know—each splinter an echo hidden in the tide Night after night, he scavenges the shore’s edge, gathers scattered memories, cellulose promises lost in Read more