I bestowed Ray Bradbury with the honorary title of being the grandfather of my literary aesthetic: cinematic absurdism. I found an essay (an interview, really) in this book where he states “All my stories are cinematic. … I may be the most cinematic novelist in the country today. All of my short stories can be […]
Words that describe people’s reactions to humor
Discover the perfect words to describe people’s reactions to humor about the unpredictable nature of laughter. Whether you’re a seasoned comedian or just trying to break the ice, find the right words to make your audience laugh along with you.
Unbound Feet by Judy Yung x A Larger Memory by Ronald T. Takaki
Happy Lunar New Year, one and all. May the Year of the Tiger bless you and your family this year. In celebration of this event, I’m sharing a review of the books Unbound Feet: A Social History of Chinese Women in San Francisco by Judy Yung and A Larger Memory: A History of Our Diversity […]
Season 2, Episode 027: Effra
The joy of pushing myself to learn how to edit sound bites as part of this one-woman show has me playing around with A.I. again. I wrote this “script” as a one-off extra credit creative writing piece for my Intro to Economics class for undergrad. I polished it up and realized how difficult it is […]