.@jiayangfan writes about her experience eating her way through Flushing “like a deranged toddler unsupervised at a state fair.” nyer.cm/0AH8XfC

Or as I proposed naming the piece: Fan Flushes Food through her inFlamed intestines in Flushing: a Diary 😜

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This is truly a brilliant podcast series on history of narrative and its reckoning w self in relation to the world and word. Fine if you want to skip the episode on me but don’t miss the rest, especially the ones on Montaigne and Woolf. David Runciman is incisive and insightful.

Grateful and (a little nervous?) to listen!

.Jiayang Fan 樊嘉扬 has a theory that when she hears other Chinese-Americans speak, she can tell how old they were when they immigrated to the U.S. This week, we put her theory to the test. bit.ly/3F1dkhk

Grateful to be in such terrific company

On CNN talking about cybertrolling but more importantly, finally looking like the waxen AI chatbot I know myself to be on the inside, nakedly exposed for all to see on the outside (!)

“ Mr. Li and many other professionals were not as practiced in the ruthless politics that always has characterized elite politics” absence sufficient of ruthlessness = greatest liability in every authoritarian regime nytimes.com/2023/10/26/wor…

U know that poetic phrasing “height of his powers” sometimes applied to gifted creatives in rave reviews—director,writer,actor, etc. I felt it for the 1st time today on my 4th bowl of Dan Dan noodles—truly NEVER has a Sichuanese reached such astronomic heights of her power…🌶️🍝

Lovely Jiayang Fan remembrance of having Louise Glück as a teacher: ''There’s not much there.' As she said those words, a liquid shame poured over me. It was over.' newyorker.com/books/page-tur…

What an honor it is to be in the company of so many immensely talented writers paying tribute to a rare writer and teacher. What a gift you were to us, Louise, and how deeply we lament your loss. newyorker.com/books/page-tur…

Justine’s on Hudson, a Filipino-French bistro in the West Village, harks to a different era, when the economy was a little more flush and overt extravagance a touch less gauche, Jiayang Fan 樊嘉扬 writes. nyer.cm/TNbsIpa

A friend sent me this poem. I can find no finer words to lament Louise’s passing than her own.

Louise Gluck was the 1st creative writing prof who believed in me.Took her poetry-writing class in college. Write anything u want but make it alive,she said. She always knew how to call out the bullshit in the inertness of my words:a gift I cherish to this day. Thank you, Louise.

Launching China Books Review at @asiasociety . Come for the masterclass in Resting Bitch Bod. Stay for the 👍😜photobomb by Ambassador Lord in slow-mo. (@yangyang_cheng speaking eloquently & looking 🔥)

Not proud to admit this but way too much of what little time I devote to fashion is spent in vain pursuit of the despicable yet inimitable Lydia Tar.

One of the best China events I’ve ever attended. The China Books Review launch by Asia Society and The Wire China featuring Orville Schell Amb Winston Lord, Yangyang Cheng Jiayang Fan 樊嘉扬 Jianying Zha David Barboza Ian Johnson emceed by Alec Ash

Why yes, I AM that fat-cheeked, flat-haired Jiayang Fan and I found this extremely sweet. And yes, the writer now has my email. ☺️

Last chance to register for the China Books Review launch, at Asia Society in New York, tomorrow 6:30pm! When else would you get to see Zha Jianying, Orville Schell, Winston Lord, David Barboza Ian Johnson Jiayang Fan 樊嘉扬 Yangyang Cheng at the same event? asiasociety.org/center-us-chin…