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I'm Lisa Hsia, an independent writer and artist. This is my personal/creative blog and hub website. To see more of my work, explore the sidebar below.
Until April 2012, I'd lived all 30 of my years in California, but my husband and I are now traveling the world.
Current location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Artist statement (2012)
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Chickens (2011)
The Sketchbook Project (2010)
Category Archives: writing
Open Mic Friday! featuring my Litcrawl piece
I’m reading tomorrow night at Litquake. For those of you who can’t be there, here’s my new piece. Continue reading
Posted in Friday Open Mic, writing
Tagged 2011, carpe diem, death, forest books, kearny street workshop, ksw, lisa hsia, litcrawl, litquake, mortality, open mic, poems, poetry, shows and events
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Some odd characters
I use an odd, compelling painting as a writing prompt, and produce an odd seed of a story. Continue reading
Posted in writing
Tagged daily writing prompts, fantasy, fiction, freewrites, jay long, writing prompts
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Guest post at ArtAligned
I have two guest posts up at the ArtAligned blog, inFocus. Check them out! Continue reading
Takeoff
Freewrite prompt: “I walk into a white room.” Continue reading
Voice of wisdom to the girls I know
Writing prompt: “oh girl.” Continue reading
Giddy freewriting!
Saturday’s writing prompts was “invasion of the _____.” This one was super, super fun to write! Continue reading
Hello New York: some historical reconstruction
After my recent post on traveling alone, I recall a 2004 solo trip to NYC, but my memories of it are startlingly vague. I try to pull it back with a little bit of historical reconstruction. Continue reading
Posted in writing
Tagged documenting life, journals, memories, new york, nyc, travel, traveling alone, trips
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