Several updates
Heeeellllooooo from Baltimore!
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Over the summer, both Hugh and I have made some posts, and welcome to check them out! And there is another giant post coming soon.
《一印毛》/ “One Prest Cent”
The disk shines bright pink on one side and dull, dark, muddy brown on the other. Abraham Lincoln’s face is blocked by a bar of negative space; his tie and collar likewise fall to a crevasse. The black twine that’s looped in a cow hitch knot tugs tender
The Symphony of a Village
“In Chinese rural society, people are bound to the soil from birth to death, and their relationships with one another grow out of this shared, immutable ground.” — Fei Xiaotong, From the Soil The following content is some snippets of the visit to my hometown. I haven’t been back for three

Glimpsing my memory through wire fence
It has been a while ago, but I visited my middle school again after three years. I was planning on posting this earlier but I am still waiting for an author to finish his big post. So this will just serve as an appetizer. I talked to my advisor about

《鈥疢》/ “Holmium Home”
The upstairs rooms ooze sticky heat.
Each doorway is blocked by
A wall of dense hot air.
My computer too emblazons its infrared mark
On my desk,
My arms,
My hands
The windows are open, to let in air flow,
But the stagnant musk of summer clings stubbornly
To the
Cool. And hope to see you soon!
Gabe