Essays

Racism or ignorance?

Or when non-BIPOC creators use the Vietnam War as a plot point

Nov 19 •

What is work, anyway?

And embracing the unconventional choice

Sep 17 •

Gifts and presence 🎁

And what it feels like to be 37

Jul 2 •

Midpoint magic ✨

And learning to trust my creative instincts

Apr 16 •

The siren song of motherhood

And why there is no one-size-fits-all approach for raising children

Mar 12 •

The subtle art of writing an About page

And learning to embrace the hero within

Feb 6 •

Ditching the deadline

And how to answer a writer's most dreaded question

Sep 19, 2023 •

"The laziest student I ever had"

How I unwittingly escaped the attention of a predator

Aug 15, 2023 •

Nursing, motherhood, and the courage to dream

How my daughter's stubbornness led to my creative freedom

Jul 18, 2023 •

The search for my Vietnamese American identity

And how I finally stopped playing cultural tug of war

Jun 20, 2023 •

The nightmare before 5 am

Or why you shouldn't bank your success on someone else's rules

May 17, 2023 •

The surprising lesson I learned from my daughter

How SOPs can help with deliberate practice

Apr 18, 2023 •

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