One cockroach is so not a big deal
As some of you know, I’ve been settling in Baton Rouge, and Friday marked three weeks on the…
August 11, 2024As some of you know, I’ve been settling in Baton Rouge, and Friday marked three weeks on the…
by serenapuang August 11, 2024Marsh — short for Marshmallow because she’s “so sweet and soft” — hates her nickname but goes by…
by serenapuang July 9, 2024Newlyweds Lewis and Wren are an unlikely couple. Lewis loves performing –– both in his personal life on…
by serenapuang August 8, 2023In R.F. Kuang’s darkly humorous novel, “Yellowface,” a floundering writer endeavors to hold on to her new place…
by serenapuang May 18, 2023When Maxine Hong Kingston wrote her first book, “The Woman Warrior” in 1976, she originally intended to publish it…
by serenapuang April 12, 2023The first book-to-movie adaptation I remember seeing is “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.” My then-best…
by serenapuang February 28, 2023In 2020, “American Dirt” a novel about the experiences of an undocumented Mexican woman and her son moving…
by serenapuang February 19, 2023Earlier this week, I let people know that I’m working on a thesis project about writing about Asian…
by serenapuang September 11, 2022As a reviewer of animated films, I spend a lot of time scouring Rotten Tomatoes to see what…
by serenapuang August 24, 2022All you really need to be hired as an English teacher in Asia is a passport from the…
by serenapuang August 2, 2022