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About Me — Calvin Stevens

Your friendly neighbourhood South African

May 3

About Me — Calvin Stevens

May 3

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My Boosted Stories: A Personal Journey through Language, Literature, History, Humour, and Culture

A Comprehensive List of all my Boosted Stories on Medium

May 3

My Boosted Stories: A Personal Journey through Language, Literature, History, Humour, and Culture

May 3

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New East

The Butterfly Lovers: Chinese Romeo and Juliet

The tragic love-story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai

Feb 9

The Butterfly Lovers: Chinese Romeo and Juliet

Feb 9

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Books Are Our Superpower

I was 17 when I read “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”

And it prepared me for adulthood more than any other book

Mar 13

I was 17 when I read “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”

Mar 13

Writing on Medium: Month 4

Getting my writing and earnings back on track

Jun 4

Writing on Medium: Month 4

Jun 4

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New East

Chinese Idioms: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Pop Culture

How chengyu became more than just their four characters

Jun 3

Chinese Idioms: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Pop Culture

Jun 3

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Books Are Our Superpower

How to get the most out of Online Literary Slap-fights

“Heart of Darkness”, universities, Goodreads reviews, and collecting one’s thoughts

May 15

How to get the most out of Online Literary Slap-fights

May 15

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Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

Hernán Cortés leaves a Google Review of the Aztec Empire

And let’s just say: it’s a bit of a burner

May 12

Fake 3 star review from Hernando Cortes

May 12

Writing on Medium: Month 3

A Bit of Housekeeping and Trying Something New

May 5

Writing on Medium: Month 3

May 5

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Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

How to Blog about Asia

A white man’s guide to blogging your trip through Asia in 2025

Apr 17

Graphic of white man in front of Shanghai tower calling the Chinese “peasants”.

Apr 17

Calvin Stevens

Calvin Stevens

he/him

South African-born Historian | Writer & Editor | Africa-China Observer | Certified Bookworm | Learner of Mandarin Chinese | www.calvinwriter.com/

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