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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)
Tag Archives: memoir
Yesteryear Apothecary (first excerpt)
Inspiration comes from odd places. In this case, a few weeks’ obsession with perfume generated a short collection of creative-autobiographical writing. Continue reading
Posted in writing
Tagged childhood, creative autobiography, fragrance, inspiration, memoir, memories, nonfiction, perfume, piano, recitals, writing, yesteryear apothecary
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Open Mic Friday! featuring Jenn Zahrt
In today’s guest post, Jenn Zahrt remembers a day ten years ago. Continue reading
Posted in Friday Open Mic
Tagged 911, essay, jenn zahrt, memoir, new york, open mic, september 11
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Open Mic Friday! featuring Fredrick Cloyd
In today’s guest post, Fredrick Cloyd shares an excerpt from his memoir, Dream of the Water Children, dream of the water children. Continue reading
Posted in Friday Open Mic
Tagged biracial, black, black asian, black pacific, creative nonfiction, ethnography, fredrick cloyd, gender, hapa, japanese, memoir, mothers, postwar, race, sons, transnational, war, world war ii
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Red blossoms at the gates of history!
Returning to the topic of memoir, I consider the pitfalls of writing a Chinese or Chinese American memoir. Continue reading
The challenge of memoir
I muse on what prevents many memoirs from really resonating with me, and make resolutions about mine. Continue reading
Posted in writing
Tagged books, history, Jill Ker Conway, maus, memoir, persepolis, Viktor Frankl, writing
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