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My short-term strategy to make the most of 2022 and dominate the new year

Late-Night Milkshake: A Short Story

Wide-Eyed in New York City

Four Months in New York City

Glass Futures: A Short Story

I’m a journalist publishing a fiction book this year. Here’s how I balance reporting with creative writing.

Balancing Work and Passion as a Writer

The Silent Bell: A Short Story

When She Cried She Blamed Ghosts: A Short Story

Igniting passion in others and finding meaning in work

Friedrich Nietzsche breaks down the value of hardship and living life on your own terms

Posting on social media is easy. Share something that challenged you instead.

When you’re generous with good ideas, they get better.

Here's how to reframe work to make success inevitable.

Just Hit Publish: A mindset shift to save us from the internet

Instead of being nice, aim at being good.

Nostalgia is always coming. Why not prepare for it?

Effort means you care. Start trying.

I published my first book when I was 23. Here’s what I tell everyone who wants to be a writer.

NYC's museum dinosaurs reminded me to constantly seek wonder and awe

Here’s what I've learned moving from California to New York City

Why I Write: An excerpt from the preface of my book

How I wrote a bestselling book at 23 years old: Revisiting a bestseller 1 year later

Writing Well Demands Reading Widely: Reflections on Journalism Graduate School

Searching for China's Soul, with Pulitzer-Prize Winner Ian Johnson

Hong Kong beat a pandemic once before. During COVID-19, their experience has paid off.

Slaughterhouse Melody

The Man From India

Doing Great Creative Work and Overcoming Writer's Block

A Quiet Life in Paris

The Loneliest Corner of the World

Table for One: A Writer in Madrid