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From Ep 3: The Long-Awaited (?) Episode to Close 2020 Podcast URL: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0tp4x26CkOb69uwqHGXXbr?si=N0u-Q3uPTdGvY0ax7b2CtA Hello there! And thank you for visitng my blog. :) Here, I will be posting my works that I share with you in the podcast. In this episode, I shared my essay discussing how I deal with the feeling of "meh" .   ------☁︎︎------☁︎︎------☁︎︎------☁︎︎------☁︎︎------   Being Stuck in a Stuffy Old Closet Have you ever experienced days, or even weeks, where it feels impossible to be happy? Your mind feels cluttered with anonymous negativity like being stuck in a stuffy old closet, and worst of all, you just can't seem to bring yourself out of it.   I've had my fair share of being stuck in this old closet. I've had days go by one after the other, going by too sluggishly for any bursts of happiness but too quickly to realize, enough of this. And the interesting thing is, while I try to attribute these negative emotions to ex...

From Ep 2: Reflecting on My Past Dystopian Fiction Podcast URL: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4NS22MdFsKdh4j9FCHsTlp?si=4i2jpkTsQO2k6sA-Dxtcog Hello there! And thank you for visitng my blog. :) Here, I will be posting my works that I share with you in the podcast. In this episode, I recited a short story that I wrote in middle school (I know, many years ago!). I remember I was greatly influenced by the novel, The Giver by Lois Lowry in writing this work. This book was one of the first dystopian novels that I had ever read and now I am a huge fan of the genre! I have also mentioned City by Clifford D. Simak in my podcast. Please check out these two books if you are interested! The Giver by Lois Lowry: https://amz.run/3eMG City by Clifford D. Simak: https://amz.run/3eNO ------☁︎︎------☁︎︎------☁︎︎------☁︎︎------☁︎︎------   The Independence Project It was almost December, although the weather was always dim. Rain poured on the windowsill of the grey houses, where the people ...

From Ep 1: Welcome to Bean Bag Hub & Poem Podcast URL: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4cuaREGTd1NEajAREfXrcI?si=Xz3qXN3VQMuo8zQzGM9UGQ Hello there! And thank you for visitng my blog. :) Here, I will be posting my works that I share with you in the podcast. In this episode, I recited a poem that I made during the stay-home periods due to COVID-19. ------☁︎︎------☁︎︎------☁︎︎------☁︎︎------☁︎︎------ Who Would've Thought  Who would've thought. Who would've thought our world would endure such monstrous confusion, In self-isolation in fear of contamination. ⁣ Who would've thought going out meant freedom,⁣⁣ Now locked up in boredom with the falling cherry blossoms.⁣⁣ Who would've thought the news to talk not of enemy and ally,⁣⁣ But of the world's outcry of suffering and sighs. ⁣⁣ Who would've thought 'that' would be our last visit for a while,⁣⁣ The last strolls, hugs, and within-reach smiles. ⁣⁣ Who would've thought that 2020 which prom...