Sorry this is a day late! I was observing Casimir Pulaski Day. u_u In actuality, I am a little behind on everything because I had a head cold last week. It made me very sad and cranky. Thankfully I was able to improvise a good spicy lunch to clear out my sinuses!

I want to emphasize that this dish, while absolutely delicious, is not the “proper” way to make a fried rice. Maybe I will address that in a future newsletter? In the meantime, I am feeling a lot better, thankfully! But I made this dish three days in a row, and I have almost completely used up our tub of green onion kimchi. We’ll have to head back to Joong Boo for some more soon!

Upcoming things:

Book tour stuff is coming together! The next event is a panel I’m doing at C2E2, on Saturday March 28, 2:45pm, in Room S402-B. I’ll be speaking with Lucy Knisley, Jarrett Melendez and Kim-Joy, and it’ll be awesome!

What I’m into lately:

As I’ve said, I’ve been asking friends what their favorite books are and tossing them in my library queue. This week I read Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood, recommended by my good friend Liz. I’ve read several of Atwood’s books before (The Handmaid’s Tale, obviously, and I devoured the Oryx and Crake trilogy) but I hadn’t read any of her less speculative-fiction works. Cat’s Eye was written in 1988, so it’s a bit dated, but it’s powerfully emotional and deeply introspective. It left me thinking a lot about internalized misogyny, and just how incredibly lucky I am to have so many strong, genuine, meaningful and rewarding friendships with other women in my life.

What Toki’s into lately:

What are you doing??? Why are you doing that when you could be petting the kitty???

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