A Lonely Protest – Myricopia
By Eilene Lyon About a year ago, we were in London just before returning home from a three-week vacation, mostly in northeastern France and Belgium. We went from our hotel via subway to the Westmin…| Myricopia
By Eilene Lyon About a year ago, we were in London just before returning home from a three-week vacation, mostly in northeastern France and Belgium. We went from our hotel via subway to the Westmin…| Myricopia
BY JING-JING HU *Editor’s note: The following story was a runner-up in our first ever annual NüStories personal essay contest. This year’s theme was Chinese identity – read more here. As [ … ]|
By Eilene Lyon The mystery about this portrait isn’t “Who,” but all the other Ws and Hs of inquiry. The subject is my mother, Sylvia Jean (Smith) Halse (1936–2023). It’s been a little over two years since Mom died. My brother and I were just hours too late getting to Oregon for a final goodbye.... Continue Reading →| Myricopia
BY TAPPY LUNG *Editor’s note: The following story was a runner-up in our first ever annual NüStories personal essay contest. This year’s theme was Chinese identity – read more here. I’m [ … ]|
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By Eilene Lyon I spoke with my dad the other day. He was widowed not long ago. Even more recently he turned 89. He says his memory isn’t great, so he’s been asking me questions. One is a query I answer regularly (and reluctantly), so I thought I’d share it here for posterity. “How did... Continue Reading →| Myricopia
BY Pi3 *Editor’s note: The following story was a runner-up in our first ever annual NüStories personal essay contest. This year’s theme was Chinese identity – read more here. I still [ … ]|
BY TARA SUN VANACORE *Editor’s note: The following story was a runner-up in our first ever annual NüStories personal essay contest. This year’s theme was Chinese identity – read more here. [ … ]|
BY FRANCES ZHU HISGEN *Editor’s note: The following story was a runner-up in our first ever annual NüStories personal essay contest. This year’s theme was Chinese identity – read more here. [ … ]|
Note: This essay is by a contributor based in China who has been anonymised due to safety concerns. The piece has been translated from Mandarin into English (see original below) [ … ]|
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