Everyone Became a Demon

on my mother's theory of evil

Dec 15 • Esmé Weijun Wang

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The Chronology of Water (2025)

you're on your own, kid

Dec 9 • Esmé Weijun Wang

19

3

Starfish (a short story)

a never-before published short story

Dec 3 • Esmé Weijun Wang

37

13

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November 2025

For the writers who are still here, still trying (plus a $1 invitation)

Available today only for Reasons for Living readers

Nov 30 • Esmé Weijun Wang

14

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wrong link! pardon, pardon, pardon

human error 4-ever

Nov 29 • Esmé Weijun Wang

4

when persistence needs to be gentle 🍃

hey, ho—let's go

Nov 29 • Esmé Weijun Wang

5

when your brain won’t hold the thread 🧵

missed out on writing through brain fog and/or the cell method?

Nov 28 • Esmé Weijun Wang

16

1

1

Writer's Block 🫠

(New & Improved, with Extra Stuckness)

Nov 23 • Esmé Weijun Wang

6

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How the Year Tore Off on Broken Feet

Or, Hi, I’m back, and thank you for waiting

Nov 13 • Esmé Weijun Wang

51

14

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October 2025

Reasons for Living: Doing Things for Fun

what the hell is fun?????

Oct 24 • Esmé Weijun Wang

43

9

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Hauntings

and pureed corn molded into the shape of corn

Oct 1 • Esmé Weijun Wang

58

15

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September 2025

The Magic of Not-Knowing

plus: what even is an axolotl????

Sep 8 • Esmé Weijun Wang

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