I love this idea of revisiting your own stories, how seeing it with fresh eyes makes your words feel like another author wrote it entirely (although I'm certain some would argue we are newer, different versions of ourselves over time). If you continue this form of entry, I wouldn't be opposed!
I worked in a US higher education center that focused on supporting students using an Asian American lens so I found it quite striking how relatable and familiar Premonition was. I've had conversations with students that wanted so badly to escape their family and anything associated with them because of the suffocating social context they had to navigate. Only after they had some time away at school did they have a chance to reflect on their experiences and choose if they wanted to reconnect to their family's language, culture, and history that was almost lost as a result: some are content to never return at all and some are curious enough to sift through the bad memories to form new ones. I was reminded of my students in this story, having seen students at both points in their own timelines.
Hi! Well that's great to know that you wouldn't be opposed!
That's so interesting. I hoped the world I described in Premonition wasn't necessarily suffocating, just different. And I didn't want to write it as a criticism, because it was just rooted in what was right for the narrator and the story. But I think it's really interesting that there (maybe) comes a point at which you realise (maybe) that you have a choice about what you do or don't want to hold on to. Thought it's of course not the same for everyone. Thank you for leaving a comment, it honestly made my day!
I love this idea of revisiting your own stories, how seeing it with fresh eyes makes your words feel like another author wrote it entirely (although I'm certain some would argue we are newer, different versions of ourselves over time). If you continue this form of entry, I wouldn't be opposed!
I worked in a US higher education center that focused on supporting students using an Asian American lens so I found it quite striking how relatable and familiar Premonition was. I've had conversations with students that wanted so badly to escape their family and anything associated with them because of the suffocating social context they had to navigate. Only after they had some time away at school did they have a chance to reflect on their experiences and choose if they wanted to reconnect to their family's language, culture, and history that was almost lost as a result: some are content to never return at all and some are curious enough to sift through the bad memories to form new ones. I was reminded of my students in this story, having seen students at both points in their own timelines.
Hi! Well that's great to know that you wouldn't be opposed!
That's so interesting. I hoped the world I described in Premonition wasn't necessarily suffocating, just different. And I didn't want to write it as a criticism, because it was just rooted in what was right for the narrator and the story. But I think it's really interesting that there (maybe) comes a point at which you realise (maybe) that you have a choice about what you do or don't want to hold on to. Thought it's of course not the same for everyone. Thank you for leaving a comment, it honestly made my day!
I read your book of short stories last year and absolutely loved it. Thanks very much for your comments on “Premonition” - so glad you are here! 💗
thank you Amy! I'm so pleased that it was interesting to you to go behind the scenes x