Ye JiFive Years: What Writing My First Novel Taught MeIt’s the last day of 2018 and I’m done with my first novel. It took me a long time to get here: five years and a lifetime. I want to take…Dec 31, 2018Dec 31, 2018
Ye JiNew Year’s Resolutions, a Pep-Talk to MyselfHey you. Yes, you. I’m talking to you. You’ve never been a planning kind of girl. And holiday cheer makes you uneasy. But this year has…Dec 28, 2018Dec 28, 2018
Ye JiDesert Bootcamp Christmas SpecialChristmas has always been a difficult time for me growing up, comparing my reality with holiday movies and commercials whose main…Dec 24, 2018Dec 24, 2018
Ye JiHey Dad, You There?Of the qualities I admire most in potential romantic partners, nothing compares to having grown up under parents with functioning…Dec 17, 2018Dec 17, 2018
Ye JiThe Marrakechi Worldview: the Poetics of UnfairnessThe moment you land in Marrakech, you are about to learn that the world is not a fair place and that it is out to get you unless you get…Dec 7, 2018Dec 7, 2018
Ye JiNotes From the Underground: Journey Through the Mental AsylumEarly in my twenties I was committed to a psychiatric hospital on suicide watch for depression. I’ve never talked about this before. It…Nov 30, 2018Nov 30, 2018
Ye JiA Perfect Day in Copenhagen, the Socialist Utopia Gone RightMy perfect day in CPH starts in Vesterbro, my favorite neighborhood in the city. Formerly a blue-collar neighborhood, it’s known for its…Nov 25, 20181Nov 25, 20181
Ye Ji10 Best Quotes on Writing and Life as I Know ItFor the past five years I’ve devoted my life to one thing: my first novel. I’m proud to say I’m almost done. There were as many ups as…Nov 15, 2018Nov 15, 2018
Ye JiThat Time“You’re not living close enough to the edge if you don’t shit your pants once or twice a year,” says a friend of mine. You may not agree…Nov 8, 2018Nov 8, 2018
Ye JiThe Curious Case of Nixon the DogI can talk to dogs when I’m high. Before you click away hear me out. My friends swear this is the second best story I tell.Nov 1, 20181Nov 1, 20181