Category Archives: China

Beijing Ghost

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Meg

If You Could See The Sun, by Ann Liang, uses a supernatural invisibility power to tell a moving, realistic story about class, money, and adolescence in Beijing. When teenage “Study Machine” Alice Sun discovers her invisibility power, she immediately puts … Continue reading →

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Accurate

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Meg

  View this post on Instagram   Damn, fortune cookie. A post shared by Meg (@simpsonsparadox) on Jun 22, 2019 at 4:54pm PDT

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Biang Biang

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Meg

We ‘re adding a special expansion card to Takeout as an SDCC exclusive. (I can’t believe that’s an actual sentence I just typed.) I’ve been considering adding either Taiwanese pineapple cake or Xian pulled noodles, both really stylish, specific foods … Continue reading →

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Restocking

Posted on November 24, 2018 by Meg

This time, they sold out because a customer bought several boxes to take on an overseas trip — I think as small, portable gifts for their hosts. It’s so lovely that my game about expat adventures is going to be part of someone else’s travel adventure! Continue reading →

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白穷美 Reading List

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Meg

Yeah, so I requested all of the books Corinna Ko-Tung tells Kitty Pong to read (in China Rich Girlfriend) from the library.

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Essential Chinese: No Cilantro 不要香菜

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Meg

I’ve been confusing 香菜 and 香草 since 2007, so I’m always worried that I’m asking for a cilantro latte or extra vanilla on my cool noodles. The other day, a Chinese student asked me in Mandarin how to say No … Continue reading →

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All Roads Lead To Yangzhou

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Meg

A post shared by Meg (@simpsonsparadox) on May 23, 2018 at 6:35pm PDT We’re now selling enough Takeout that we’re moving from print-on-demand to a traditional printer. (Don’t get too excited, we’re still using our living room as the shipping … Continue reading →

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Five Star Billionaire

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Meg

Rereading Five Star Billionaire, and I found a line I highlighted last time. China was at once lawless and unbending in its rules. Tash Aw, Five Star Billionaire Still so accurate.

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Shanghaist and Gothamist Are Over

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Meg

A week ago, reporters and editors in the combined newsroom of DNAinfo and Gothamist, two of New York City’s leading digital purveyors of local news, celebrated victory in their vote to join a union. On Thursday, they lost their jobs, … Continue reading →

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Bell’s Seasoning

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Meg

This is the first thing I’ve written for my MFA that I consider a finished, standalone piece. When I started this program, I expected to write so many finished, solid stories. And I am writing so, so much for this program, but … Continue reading →

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