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diary: on sincerity
I want everyone who thinks that being trans is easy, something done on a whim for attention, or whatever the current line is, to do exactly one hour of…
Oct 20 • 
Emily Zhou
9

September 2025

theory of the hack
this isn't about you
Sep 16 • 
Emily Zhou
63
9
assembling a short story collection
a lecture
Sep 1 • 
Emily Zhou
14

August 2025

that wouldn't happen to me
a short story
Aug 15 • 
Emily Zhou
12
4
how to move (again)
the functional turns, the places to idle
Aug 4 • 
Emily Zhou
15

July 2025

two poems
here it's a little closer to the sky
Jul 13 • 
Emily Zhou
11

March 2025

we're all very happy for you
Laura Jacoves's "My First Vagina"
Mar 21 • 
Emily Zhou
27

February 2025

standard of living
nothing is waiting to more truly begin
Feb 21 • 
Emily Zhou
14
february 2025 + three poems
I wonder if you feel like Proust or something
Feb 13 • 
Emily Zhou
11
new ideas as they are being created
some advice for hosting a reading series
Feb 11 • 
Emily Zhou
18
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November 2024

October 2024
an update
Nov 5, 2024 • 
Emily Zhou
6

October 2024

anecdata 001
four short reviews
Oct 8, 2024 • 
Emily Zhou
11
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