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Generational stories, those between parents and children, tech, nostalgia
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The small world of my childhood
Whenever I come across “Phineas and Ferb” memes, I am reminded of the vibrant summers of my childhood. I remember…
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Mom and Papa
Hardly a day goes by when this question doesn't nag me: How could my parents have gotten along long enough…
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A burger steak story
I studied elementary in a typical public school in a small town. It’s a vibrant and sweaty memory, with sounds…
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Teach children to be kind
It has been 10 years but I have never forgotten the short and simple story my mom told me after…
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Footsteps
I find it difficult to claim that I wanted, much less intended, to follow in my father’s footsteps. Especially when,…
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Stubby noses, stubborn women
Every time a person asks me what I want to become in the future, I always think about Mama’s graceful…
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The first piece of bread
My mother’s greatest sacrifice for her children is eating the end pieces of a loaf. She would fight for the…
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Underwhelmed
Today, I met my dad for the first time in my life. And the experience was underwhelming.
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Cigarette memories
The irony of modern transportation has trapped me in the middle of the sea in this slow-moving, fossil-powered majesty of…
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