Reflections. Refractions.

Today is my final day as National President of Sisters in Crime. Don’t worry—this post isn’t going to be just a list of what I achieved. All the juiciest tidbits are behind-the-scenes stories which I can’t share anyway. *evil-girl-smirk.GIF* What I will say is the national board accomplished A LOT while I was president. We all had our unique circumstances …

Happy girl in pink t-shirt that reads, "Happy Birthday to ME," wearing a rainbow hat with pink gauze

Fifty x Five

Two years ago, I started planning a trip for myself to celebrate turning 50 years old in 2021. Alas, with the way things are now, that trip is not to be—at least not this year. Instead, I decided I would celebrate all August long. (FTR, I’m a Virgo, in case you hadn’t guessed at the “two years ago, I started …

Good Grief

Mum and I stood in the aisle of the too-bright warehouse supermarket, you know the one, back then it was painted in ripe-banana yellow with no-nonsense black lettering on all its signage. It was eight o’clock or something close on a Monday evening. We were both exhausted by long hours at the hospital, sitting with my dad, whom I hadn’t …

Choice Cut

lovelies, despite weeks of happy anticipation, i won’t be at @LCC2020SanDiego after all 😔(medical condition puts me at high risk + import of LRT tbh) pic.twitter.com/ABEWNkp8aO — S.G. Wong is writing. No, really. (@S_G_Wong) March 8, 2020 How do you know if the choice you’ve made is good or bad? It seemed like a no-brainer for me to cancel my …