In Support of the Pandemic Wedding
As I’m writing this, I’m waiting to be let into a Zoom conference call for another online wedding. I’ve been to a couple at this point, including the one where a whole bunch of people…
Author: Zella Faye Blanche
A Belated Anniversary
I realized the other day that it’s June of 2021. Yes, it’s been June for a solid week and half now, I should have known this already, and I did, but time is a bit…
Project Time
The pandemic has hit us all in different ways. For me, I am one of those crazy people who is looking for a house and contributing to the housing madness. But since I have not…
Rental Conspiracies
Last year, I moved into a new house with a few roommates, and it’s been a bit of a strange situation. They were all theoretically friends beforehand, but I don’t think they’re all friends now,…
Brush Your Teeth!
Way back in December, I took my dear precious little fluff bomb Marley on a trip for the holidays. This involved me driving up to see my parents in Northern California and then going to…
Get Vaccinated!
Today, I got my second vaccination shot against COVID-19! So in approximately two weeks, I can once again walk around without a mask around. Except, of course, I don’t want to explain to anyone that…
Divisions
Growing up, I never doubted my place in America as an Asian-American person. There was a part of me, I suppose, that knew racism against Asians did exist. History said so. Art said so. The…
Finding Time to Write
I’m not a full time writer. I do many things throughout the day, none of which are even remotely related to writing. Sometimes I stay in bed until noon and browse around on my phone…
It’s Always Time to Eat
Apparently, eating is necessary to stay alive. But I’m often hungry. Not because I don’t have food in the house. Well, actually, it might be because I don’t have food in the house because I…
Hermit Time
The thing about the pandemic is that you’re not really supposed to go outside, but it turns out that many people desperately need to go outside all the time. It’s not even for work or…