by Alison | Oct 29, 2024 | Stories (English)
Inspiration Words: Yes and Sidewalk “Stop dawdling, Anne,” her mother scolded her as they walked through the aisles of the supermarket. Anne held gently to the side of the grocery cart, keeping close, like her mom preferred. “Can you get some of the chocolate chips...
by Alison | Oct 29, 2024 | Blog, Just Life
The other day, I was hanging out with some friends that I don’t get to see very often. One friend suggested that we play a game where we all write down a few questions and then we take the questions out and go around and everyone has to answer the questions. Someone...
by Alison | Oct 22, 2024 | Stories (English)
Inspiration Words: Tortilla and Aspirational Braxton sat down on the hard chair in the dining room of his restaurant. It was 2 a.m., and the last of the night crowd had just left. The kitchen staff had finished cleaning up, and he had put away the rest of the drinks...
by Alison | Sep 24, 2024 | Stories (Chinese)
译者：厉雪灵感词：蹦蹦跳跳，早茶“多吃点，还有很多呢！”安妮男友的妈妈不断往她碗里夹牛肚和其他无法看出是什么的动物内脏，在她的米饭上堆成了小山。安妮努力向对方挤出一个笑容。“没事儿，我自己来。不用麻烦。”安妮试图婉拒对方视为珍馐的菜肴。“别不好意思！吃，吃！”女人笑着劝菜。安妮用眼神向自己的中国男友浩宇求助。但浩宇正和父亲用中文聊城里的房价，谈兴正浓。她零星捕捉到谈话中一些片段，但不足以加入他们。安妮朝浩宇的妈妈笑笑，她正观察安妮是否喜欢这些菜。安妮夹起一条牛肚，放进嘴里，这看起来应是诸多菜肴里最保险的选择了。牛肚很有嚼劲，安妮不确定...
by Alison | Sep 24, 2024 | Stories (English)
Inspiration Words: Prancing and Brunch “Have some more, we have plenty!” Anne tried to smile as her boyfriend’s mom heaped cow stomach and some other unidentifiable animal insides on top of her bowl of rice. “It’s okay; I can get it myself. Don’t worry about me.” Anne...
