I like to poke fun at the world. When America had a shortage of flu vaccine in 2004, I had to go to Canada for a flu shot. Afterward, I wrote a ten-minute play Invading Canada to make fun of it. When America had a presidential election focused on "change" in 2008, I wrote some haiku to commemorate the unprecedented event mockingly. When I penned a memoir essay about my polygamist father, I wrote a limerick to ridicule polygamists in general, my father in particular. Here's the limerick:
"A middle-ager who was a polygamist,
had a dozen women on the mailing list.
Every night he had to choose,
every ounce of his energy oozed.
And he bragged about womanly conquest
being a polygamist."
Well, my father would probably frown on it and rise from his grave and shout: "How dare you poke fun at me!"
What do you think I should say to him? Any suggestions?
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A lotus is a sacred flower. Buddha and Kuan Yin sit or stand on a lotus.
Why did I choose this title? Because I've lived in three worlds--wartime South Vietnam, the Communist rule, and the U.S. Because by birth I'm a Vietnamese, by upbringing, I'm a Chinese, by naturalization, I'm an American--I belong to three countries: Vietnam, China, and America. My writing reflects my background and my experiences journeying through three worlds. Here you'll find snippets of my life as a writer, playwright, and interpreter, and ideas I share with you as a writer.
Lotus
A lotus is a sacred flower. Buddha and Kuan Yin sit or stand on a lotus.
About Me
- Three Countries, One Life
- I am a writer, playwright, and haiku, tanka, haibun writer with a unique background. I'm a Vietnamese by birth, a Chinese by upbringing, and an American by naturalization. My haiku, my tanka, my haibun, memoir essays, my plays, my poems, and my fantasy novel reflect my background and my journey through three worlds --wartime South Vietnam, the Communist rule, and America. Because of my unique background,I belong to three countries--Vietnam, China, and America and know three languages. But I write in my adopted language--English.
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