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Redistributing the Air in the Room
April 8, 2025
A Heart Sutra being written in Zhinan Temple near Maokong Friends, I’m currently in the middle of teaching a small unit on reviews (of the movie, restaurant,...
A Litter Pill to Swallow
March 6, 2025
HRC-Taiwan at the Taipei International Book Exhibition. Friends, I come to you with an important update. Our back door, which has had a draft since at least...
Lines of Communication
February 6, 2025
The west coast of Taiwan, near Miaoli Friends, Hello! Welcome to a new version of my newsletter, this time hosted through ButtonDown. They’ve been really...
Busan and on and on
January 12, 2025
Busan and on and on We visited “Texas Street” and found it full of Cyrillic and shady-looking nightclubs and weird meats, which tracks. Busan and on and on...
Your Own Personal Residency
December 7, 2024
Your Own Personal Residency The only thing holding me back is language, not bureaucratic red tape. And I’m working on that. Your Own Personal Residency...
Spun Me Right Round
November 1, 2024
Spun Me Right Round The winds are strong enough that it feels like the building is vibrating, similar to a small earthquake. Spun Me Right Round Friends, I...
Casual Fare
October 6, 2024
Casual Fare I’ll tell the 老闆s that these are my friends from the US and they will say 歡迎歡迎 and ask if you’ve eaten Taiwanese food before. Casual Fare My...
Creeping in the Alleyway
September 8, 2024
Creeping in the Alleyway It’s impossible for us to do no harm in a modern world, but it is possible for us to do a little less, to encourage a little less....
One Foot in the Door
August 7, 2024
One Foot in the Door We want to avoid our trip having the tenor of college students visiting home for the summer. One Foot in the Door Note: if you’d like to...
What’d you bring me?
July 8, 2024
What’d you bring me? My friends, it is July in Texas and I have asked to borrow a hoodie. What’d you bring me? Friends, I am currently in the United States,...
Bedtime Revenge
June 7, 2024
Bedtime Revenge 報復性熬夜 Bedtime Revenge Friends, The above picture is from a temple up on Maokong , which is amusing because the name Maokong/貓空 literally...
Peer- and Self-Editing Resources
May 26, 2024
Peer- and Self-Editing Resources Peer- and Self-Editing Resources I’m giving a talk soon (link to come) on strategies to be a better editor, and I wanted to...
On Pleasing Queues
May 6, 2024
On Pleasing Queues Being a tourist in Japan this go around felt like participating in a world that is coming to a close. On Pleasing Queues Friends, We are...
Speaking People Words
April 7, 2024
Speaking People Words This is part of my job, to help my students figure out the mask they need to put on. Speaking People Words Friends, The above picture...
The Stolen Bicycle is my favorite Taiwanese novel I've read so far!
March 10, 2024
The Stolen Bicycle is my favorite Taiwanese novel I've read so far! The Stolen Bicycle is my favorite Taiwanese novel I've read so far! Great article, thank...
Your Honor, My Lord
March 9, 2024
Your Honor, My Lord To a stranger I might be 先生 too, but if it’s a stranger who wants to sell me something, I get the best honorific, which is 帥哥. Your...
Southern Culture
February 8, 2024
Southern Culture Kaohsiung put a giant rubber duck in the water and everyone wants to visit it. Southern Culture Friends, Hello from WordPress. Still...
The Hulk Represents My Heart
January 7, 2024
The Hulk Represents My Heart If this were a modern America story, there would be multi-part podcasts investigating her death! The Hulk Represents My Heart...
沒有雞肉的美式雞肉沙拉
December 20, 2023
沒有雞肉的美式雞肉沙拉 雞絲和豆皮絲有點像，另外煙燻的味道很適合這個食譜。這個食譜也很彈性，你可以按照你喜歡的方法調整。 沒有雞肉的美式雞肉沙拉...
Meet Me at the Pure Love Snack Bar
December 10, 2023
Meet Me at the Pure Love Snack Bar An AI club says their age range is from 70–84. An advertisement for a luxury camping and hotpot group saying it’s for 7th...
The Plants of Taipei
November 19, 2023
The Plants of Taipei The accidental and purposeful growth bleeds together into examples of pure botanical perseverance. The Plants of Taipei For last month’s...
Unplanned Growth
November 8, 2023
Unplanned Growth I’m yours until the LLMs replace me. Unplanned Growth Friends, The above picture comes to you from an alley near our apartment. Two...
Want Not, Waste Not
October 8, 2023
Want Not, Waste Not Don’t worry, I’m still doing plenty for someone else to look down on me. Want Not, Waste Not...
US News and Noise
September 25, 2023
US News and Noise Not if, but how overwhelmed will you be? US News and Noise Every year, the release of the US News & World Report rankings sets off a chain...
Cuisine Coordinates
September 8, 2023
Cuisine Coordinates Flavor and texture Cuisine Coordinates https://tinyletter.com/grahammoliver/letters/cuisine-coordinates Friends, School has started!...
『食譜』墨西哥式豆干！很健康、好吃和有彈性
September 1, 2023
『食譜』墨西哥式豆干！很健康、好吃和有彈性 我上一次去嘉義玩，在一家居酒屋的菜單上看到『墨西哥豆干』，我覺得很難想像是什麼，所以當然我點了。 『食譜』墨西哥式豆干！很健康、好吃和有彈性 我上一次去嘉義玩，在一家居酒屋的菜單上看到『墨西哥豆干』，我覺得很難想像是什麼，所以當然我點了。...
ChatGPT Writing Curriculum Notes
August 18, 2023
ChatGPT Writing Curriculum Notes This semester, at National Taiwan University, I’ll be teaching “AI-Powered English Writing Application & Advancement,” a...
Spider’s Web or Safety Net?: The Digital Ties that Bind
August 7, 2023
Spider’s Web or Safety Net?: The Digital Ties that Bind One thing I love about social media is that it lets me know that people I’ve crossed paths with in...
Like a Good Neighbor
July 6, 2023
Like a Good Neighbor Besides the smell of his cigarettes, he was the perfect neighbor: quiet and unintrusive. Like a Good Neighbor Like a Good Neighbor Happy...
I’m Still Young, I’m Still Young
June 8, 2023
I’m Still Young, I’m Still Young I’m not sure what the equivalent of “OK, Boomer” is in Taiwan, but its opposite is probably 草莓族. I’m Still Young, I’m Still...
As Far as You Know, an AI Didn’t Write This
May 8, 2023
As Far as You Know, an AI Didn’t Write This Would they trust a writing professor to teach them about AI better than online tutorials about a new technology?...
Street Potatoes
April 7, 2023
Street Potatoes But now, here I am, ~25 years later walking down the street, eating my unseasoned sweet potato. And one day it could happen to you, too....
Bumper to Bumper Inspection
March 9, 2023
Bumper to Bumper Inspection So I can now say I’ve taught in a medical school, a bucket list sounding item I didn’t even know I had. Bumper to Bumper...
You say Yama, I say Shan
February 7, 2023
You say Yama, I say Shan Japan is… difficult to perceive. You say Yama, I say Shan You say Yama, I say Shan Friends, The above picture is, believe it or not,...
Incoming Rabbits
January 14, 2023
Incoming Rabbits https://tinyletter.com/grahammoliver/letters/incoming-rabbits Incoming Rabbits https://tinyletter.com/grahammoliver/letters/incoming-rabbits...
NieR and Nausicaä
January 13, 2023
NieR and Nausicaä Weird similarities! NieR and Nausicaä I rewatched Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind recently and was a) struck by how wonderful of a movie...
The Joy of Third Place
December 9, 2022
The Joy of Third Place A paring down to what matters most, and we can look at simple comforts as something there is no shame in needing. The Joy of Third...
Objects of Comfort and Uncertainty
November 7, 2022
Objects of Comfort and Uncertainty Living abroad’s big downside is it’s also inherently more uncertain, and that’s difficult to deal with some days. Objects...
Oh, Ink Burn
October 6, 2022
Oh, Ink Burn So far, fewer absences and fewer nodding off students, but I’m not going to bank on that. Oh, Ink Burn Oh, Ink Burn Friends, The above sign...
Higher Education, Big Students
September 6, 2022
Higher Education, Big Students Per capita, the US has a higher ed institution for every ~82,600 people, while Taiwan has one for every ~155,000 people....
A Writer and a Graveyard
August 3, 2022
A Writer and a Graveyard On Pai Hsien-yung, fathers, Crystal Boys, and places of remembrance. A Writer and a Graveyard...
Why Luclin was the Pinnacle of Everquest
July 12, 2022
Why Luclin was the Pinnacle of Everquest Here’s a fact I can scarcely believe: Luclin launched in December of 2001, just before I turned 17, my freshman year...
A Tree Grows in Taipei
July 9, 2022
A Tree Grows in Taipei It started losing leaves rapidly, and I thought in less than a month we were going to kill a twenty-year old tree. A Tree Grows in...
Pomp and Circumstantial Evidence
June 8, 2022
Pomp and Circumstantial Evidence There’ll be videos with montages of photos that abruptly jump between super silly and super sentimental… Pomp and...
Passed Around the Table
May 8, 2022
Passed Around the Table I feel like there’s a lot of group theme Halloween costume potential around hotpotter wordplay Passed Around the Table Passed Around...
A Tale of Two Temples
April 8, 2022
A Tale of Two Temples 舉頭三尺有神明, “If you raise your head three feet, there’s a god” A Tale of Two Temples A Tale of Two Temples Friends, Recently I was waiting...
The Rains of ‘22
March 9, 2022
The Rains of ‘22 What does it mean to really know a city? The Rains of ‘22 The Rains of '22 Hello from Taipei, where it is not raining. It is surprising that...
A Cataloging of Cafes
February 18, 2022
A Cataloging of Cafes Updated June 2024. Added Sun Drip Coffee and updated Coffee Woodrow. A Cataloging of Cafes Updated June 2024. Added Sun Drip Coffee and...
On Tigers and Shifting Stripes
February 9, 2022
On Tigers and Shifting Stripes Friends, On Tigers and Shifting Stripes On Tigers and Shifting Stripes A word of warning — if you select the vegetarian option...
You Gotta Keep ’em Separated
January 9, 2022
You Gotta Keep ’em Separated Risk in pandemic: A horrible, grinding, unsolvable math word problem. You Gotta Keep ’em Separated...
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