jasmine

has now been deemed my shitpost account

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https://t.co/vf8p2XOtaI

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the feminine urge to drink a jar of almond butter

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honestly what can be more satisfying than a giant bowl of firm green grapes

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once i told my roommate i randomly get cravings for cheerios and she replied "are u a baby or something"

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* gets charged $5 shipping for ordering signed copy of @Jbrekkie's new book *
b&n: ADD $8.05 OF ELIGIBLE ITEMS TO QUALIFY FOR FREE SHIPPING
me: google what are best books by asian american writers 2021
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yay

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new years resolution is to read more books by Asian/Asian-American authors

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“The morning was beautiful. She thought about taking off running ahead of him in an explosive bout of enthusiasm, then changed her mind. She wasn’t a zany manic pixie dream girl or anything. She’d probably pass out from the exertion.” (Mary HK Choi, Emergency Contact, pg. 265)

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“Was it the boy, she wondered or simply that they were children? It was as happy as she had ever been.” (Chia Chia Lin, The Unpassing, pg. 268)

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“You can be with the same person for a long time and have it be fine and meet someone else who instantly makes you see that it’s broken.” (Mary HK Choi, Emergency Contact, pg. 264)

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“‘Salmon,’ my mother informed us, pronouncing it ‘Saul-mon,’ but the fisherman squatting by the tree understood her.” (Chia Chia Lin, The Unpassing, pg. 178)

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“You and me, we won’t ever believe. It’s too late. You can’t suddenly believe after you don’t believe, because you’ll always know that you’re trying to believe, and that’s a completely different thing from just believing.” (Chia Chia Lin, The Unpassing, pg. 102)

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“It was finally here, summer, and the feeling that was the opposite of dread.” - The Unpassing, Chia Chia Lin (pg. 87)

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“...I thought of all the notions that got trapped. The expressions that caught and went stale before we could get them out.” - The Unpassing, Chia Chia Lin (pg. 78)

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“My parents spoke Taiwanese to each other and a mix of Taiwanese and Chinese to us. Pie-Pei, Natty, and I spoke English to each other and a mix of Chinese and English to our parents...”