Anne LinExcerpts from How to Have Friends and Still Feel AloneBack in 2018, my friend Kevin asked me to write some pieces for his zine he made for the East Bay Alternative Book & Zine Fest. The zine…2 min read·Mar 28, 2023----
Anne Lin27I was told by my dear friend Dave on my 25th birthday that his 25th was a formative year, a gift that I hadn’t known would seep deeply into…12 min read·Jul 29, 2022----
Anne Linunder the pear treeunder the pear tree mother of love whose child found its way into your waiting glove1 min read·May 18, 2022----
Anne LinTrain Ride to MarylandI woke abruptly to find us sitting side by side in the last row of seats in a train car. I lifted my head off your shoulders to take in the…3 min read·Aug 16, 2021----
Anne Lin23In Chinese, 女孩 means girl and 女人 means woman. I would tell my mother over the phone that I’m a 女人 now, that I can make my own decisions and…5 min read·Jul 29, 2018----
Anne LinTo my dear wanderer,How lucky you are to be living a voyage through the vast unknown waters we call life, while the rest of us sit back and drift practically…2 min read·Feb 8, 2018----
Anne Lin22Her best friend sat limply to her left on a late night subway train snaking its way under the hushed city. It was midnight’s next hour, and…3 min read·Jul 29, 2017--1--1
Anne LinPart 1Who made me out to be such a romantic; how did I become someone with a head so stuck up in endless thoughts of ideals, situations far too…2 min read·Jul 15, 2017----
Anne LinI wonder if my brother loves me.He was my best friend growing up in our quiet suburban neighborhood. We played pretend and built our world purely from our…3 min read·Apr 5, 2017----
Anne LinThis is What Happens When You Start Hating the Friend You Love the MostSomething breaks. Whether it is your patience, your understanding, your communication, something just breaks one day and it all feels very…2 min read·Mar 22, 2017----