Category: Tai Tales

  • The Vigil at the Manor (Part 2/7)

    The Vigil at the Manor (Part 2/7)

    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.

  • The vigil at the Manor (Part 1/7)

    The vigil at the Manor (Part 1/7)

    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.

  • What I learned from one year of Substack

    What I learned from one year of Substack

    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. ;)

  • Weekend Tales #3

    A new strategy for Tai Tales, and dealing with a new housemate. 📧 To read, subscribe to the blog.

  • Being Chinese in an anti-China world

    Being Chinese in an anti-China world

    I speak and think in English. But I’m genetically Chinese and that is problematic in an anti-China Western world. 📧 To read, subscribe to the blog.

  • Weekend Tales #2

    Dealing with digital burnout and a bumper issue with 12 recommended reads! 📧 To read, subscribe to the blog.

  • The puritanical pursuit of platform purity

    Threads is out. And the natives are restless. 🍿 📧 To read, subscribe to the blog.

  • That Man

    That Man

    The Outerworlds formed the Federation because they had to. At least, that’s the “official” story. A Distant Stars tale. This story is exclusive for blog subscribers, so do subscribe to the blog to read the story :) 📧 To read, subscribe to the blog.

  • Distant Stars — story index

    Distant Stars is a composite novel set in the distant future where humanity has fled to another part of the galaxy. But old habits die hard. Humanity is still at each other’s throats and have long forgotten why they need to work together. A roadmap for readers.

  • How I’m healing from algorithms

    The slow awakening that I no longer have to create around an algorithm’s demands. 📧 To read, subscribe to the blog.