I just finished writing Year of the Dog ! It had a massive plot hole that I had to fix which turned out to be more work than I expected. Here’s a snippet: “Hey, Auntie Nell.” He wrapped his arms around her, bussing her on the cheek and breathing in pikake flowers and shortbread cookies. And suddenly he was nine years old again, and her solid presence had made his chaotic world stable once more. “What are you doing here?” He usually took her to dinner on Wednesday nights, but today was Tuesday. The edges of her smile faltered a little before brightening right back up again. “What, I can’t visit my nephew?” She angled around him to enter his home. “Is this your new house? Looks lovely.” Which was a blatant lie, because the fixer-upper was barely livable, much less acceptable to a neat-freak like his aunt. She also left four matching pink and purple floral suitcases on the stoop behind her. Only then did Ashwin notice the cab driver standing slightly to the side of the walkway. “Can ...
Captain’s Log, Stardate 04.18.2007
My mom gave me a packet of loose leaf flavored tea that I personally don’t care for, but one of you might. It’s lychee flavored tea.
If you’ve never tasted fresh lychee fruit, then you’re missing out. It’s sweet and juicy. I don’t know what to compare it to except maybe a sort of cherry. The texture is softer than a cherry, however, and the fruit is larger and white colored instead of red/orange.
My grandma has a wonderful lychee tree that gives tons of fruit, although it's a bit fickle--some years it'll flower, and other years it won't. Mom says it has to do with the weather and also how much my dad trims it. If he's ballistic with the branch cutter, we're in for a slim lychee season next year.
I love fresh lychee. It's juicy, almost like an orange. Well, juicy like a cherry. The seed can range from very large (my parents' tree) to very small (my grandma's tree).
You can peel off the rough outer shell and the inside is pearly white and juicy. It’s about the size of a walnut.
However, my parents also love the dried lychee, which I don’t like. Lychee tea tends to taste like dried lychee (I’ve tried it before, although I haven’t opened this package of tea).
Even though I don't like dried lychee, I know there are lots of people who LOVE dried lychee.
So, does any of you want this tea? If so, leave a comment to stick your name in the hat, and I’ll draw a winner next week Wednesday, April 25th. International readers are welcome to enter.
Update: Oops, I forgot to give this away on Wednesday. I'll give it away on Tuesday, May 1st.
My mom gave me a packet of loose leaf flavored tea that I personally don’t care for, but one of you might. It’s lychee flavored tea. If you’ve never tasted fresh lychee fruit, then you’re missing out. It’s sweet and juicy. I don’t know what to compare it to except maybe a sort of cherry. The texture is softer than a cherry, however, and the fruit is larger and white colored instead of red/orange.
My grandma has a wonderful lychee tree that gives tons of fruit, although it's a bit fickle--some years it'll flower, and other years it won't. Mom says it has to do with the weather and also how much my dad trims it. If he's ballistic with the branch cutter, we're in for a slim lychee season next year.
I love fresh lychee. It's juicy, almost like an orange. Well, juicy like a cherry. The seed can range from very large (my parents' tree) to very small (my grandma's tree).
You can peel off the rough outer shell and the inside is pearly white and juicy. It’s about the size of a walnut.
However, my parents also love the dried lychee, which I don’t like. Lychee tea tends to taste like dried lychee (I’ve tried it before, although I haven’t opened this package of tea).
Even though I don't like dried lychee, I know there are lots of people who LOVE dried lychee.
So, does any of you want this tea? If so, leave a comment to stick your name in the hat, and I’ll draw a winner next week Wednesday, April 25th. International readers are welcome to enter.
Update: Oops, I forgot to give this away on Wednesday. I'll give it away on Tuesday, May 1st.
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Cherie Japp
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Please enter me in the drawing. Thanks!
Please enter me in the drawing...Christy
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