The Firehose Feed
This is a chronological feed of everything I’ve published.
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In the world of the Silent, secrets can be found behind doors and words. A Distant Stars mosaic novel story. 📧 To read, subscribe to the blog.
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This was one of the most special things that had happened to me when living in this apartment on top of a hill. A pair of sunbirds decided to build a nest in my balcony and I got to watch life happen.
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Mister Meadows finds out the truth. Miss Brahms skirts it. A Distant Stars mosaic novel story. 📧 To read, subscribe to the blog.
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Mister Meadows finds a clue that reveals more than it should. Part 2 of a seven-part short story in the Distant Stars mosaic novel. 📧 To read, subscribe to the blog.
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My thoughts about The Verge’s article, The people who ruined the Internet and Danny Sullivan’s response, and the conversation swirling around SEO and the suckiness of the Internet.
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Although I prefer journaling by hand, I have to admit that digital journaling is far more practical, safer and more secure, and I’ve been journaling so much more.
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The Silent are happy to serve. To be useful is to live well. A seven-part short story in the Distant Stars mosaic novel. 📧 To read, subscribe to the blog.
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Can we agree on one thing? Racism, bias and cringe-worthy depictions of foreign nations is not unique to Chinese entertainment.
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Personal and random observations on what it takes to “make it” on this platform. Caution: Some of it can be brutally honest and rub you the wrong way. This post will be gated after a week. 😉
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Wars and politics have turned into a form of entertainment for keyboard warriors. There’s nothing simple about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and taking sides while you are ignorant about their history is probably the worst thing you can do.
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My Activitypub wordpress.com adventures continues…
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The park in my neighbourhood is a gem. Just had a 3km walk around the area today.
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WordPress.com has finally enabled ActivityPub integration with the Fediverse. This means that this blog of mine can essentially act as a Fediverse instance or account if I want it to.
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Hard lessons about cat ownership. It’s almost always better to adopt two kittens, not one.
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Is it futile to tame the deluge of information? Well, I’m trying anyway by simplifying, streamlining and yes, deleting stuff.
Elizabeth Tai 