I Was A Figure Skater.

An Odyssey of my own, recounted.

Jul 25 • Sam

4

June 2026

A (Third) Year Without Water.

Happy anniversary to us.

Jun 25 • Sam

4

7

2

May 2026

62. On the slow death of Asian America

Happy AANHPI Heritage Month!

May 26 • Sam

5

2

6

April 2026

61. On a new variant of mahjong

I am not an aggrieved victim.

Apr 26 • Sam

5

2

March 2026

60. On a wartime birthday

It's a myth that ostriches bury their heads in sand to avert danger.

Mar 25 • Sam

4

1

February 2026

59. On Olympic mediocrity

It's a Herculean effort to sustain such luxury.

Feb 25 • Sam

3

5

January 2026

58. On idiocracy

Or, actual propaganda via functional illiteracy.

Jan 25 • Sam

4

1

2

December 2025

57. On a certain fiery competition

Or, love propaganda and the politics of desire.

Dec 30, 2025 • Sam

6

3

3

November 2025

56. On day-to-day monotony and its associated ghosts

Every day is another day.

Nov 26, 2025 • Sam

8

5

3

October 2025

55. On the tether to tension

No good news yet.

Oct 29, 2025 • Sam

2

September 2025

54. On the immutability of regret

Is this autoasphyxia?

Sep 25, 2025 • Sam

3

2

2

August 2025

53. On futility and executive dysfunction

Everything is wrong and everything is fine.

Aug 25, 2025 • Sam

5

4

3