by Alison | Feb 26, 2025 | Stories (English)
Inspiration Words: Shimmer and Bonus “Let’s go to KTV! My family is going next week, and they invited us to join them.” Johnson and Anne sat sharing a bowl of Ma La Xiang Guo (mah lah sseeahng gwoh), a dish of meat and vegetables that had been stir fried together....
by Alison | Feb 26, 2025 | Blog, Just Life
Conversations with taxi (or didi in China) drivers are almost always interesting. One guy in my city told me about the interesting things people had him transport—like a cat without anyone accompanying the cat. Someone just dropped it off and someone else picked it up...
by Alison | Jan 7, 2025 | Stories (Chinese)
译者：厉雪...
by Alison | Jan 7, 2025 | Stories (English)
Inspiration Words: Pumpkin and Scream Anne sipped her pumpkin spice latte and glanced at Johnson, who sat at the table across from her. Then she noticed a couple with a small child walk up to the Starbucks counter. Anne watched them gaze into the pastry display before...
by Alison | Dec 10, 2024 | Stories (Chinese)
译者：厉雪灵感词：两周，思考我生来就背负远大而崇高的使命。我是一种中国特色食品，肩负着给人们在中秋佳节带来欢乐的重任，大家在这个特殊的节日，一边吃我，一边赏月。听说，大家在中秋佳夜，齐聚一堂，赏月畅谈，其乐融融。今年的中秋是9月21日，但现在还是九月初。距离我的节日还有两周，我内心的激动早已按捺不住了。在月饼车间，我是分成两部分精心制作的。内里填满了莲蓉，裹着一个咸蛋黄。听说这是很多中国人最爱的口味。我有些朋友是五仁馅或水果味的。红豆沙和绿豆沙也很常见，我甚至听说还有芋泥和红薯馅的。我的外皮细腻松软，头顶印着我的赫赫大名：莲蓉蛋黄。烘...
