REASONS FOR LIVING with Esmé Weijun Wang

REASONS FOR LIVING with Esmé Weijun Wang

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The Chronology of Water (2025)
you're on your own, kid
Dec 9 • Esmé Weijun Wang
Starfish (a short story)
a never-before published short story
Dec 3 • Esmé Weijun Wang

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
wrong link! pardon, pardon, pardon
human error 4-ever
Nov 29 • Esmé Weijun Wang
when persistence needs to be gentle 🍃
hey, ho—let's go
Nov 29 • Esmé Weijun Wang
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
Writer's Block 🫠
(New & Improved, with Extra Stuckness)
Nov 23 • Esmé Weijun Wang
How the Year Tore Off on Broken Feet
Or, Hi, I’m back, and thank you for waiting
Nov 13 • Esmé Weijun Wang

October 2025

Reasons for Living: Doing Things for Fun
what the hell is fun?????
Oct 24 • Esmé Weijun Wang
Hauntings
and pureed corn molded into the shape of corn
Oct 1 • Esmé Weijun Wang

September 2025

The Magic of Not-Knowing
plus: what even is an axolotl????
Sep 8 • Esmé Weijun Wang

August 2025

The Cell Method: Early Bird Ends TODAY ❤️
and if this isn't meant for you, please feel free to skip!
Aug 30 • Esmé Weijun Wang
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