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The state of one’s teeth is like a billboard of one’s financial status.
Sung J. Woo
Korean-American novelist and essayist; author of Everything Asian, Love Love and Skin Deep; his stories and essays have appeared in The New York Times and McSweeney's.
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The state of a person's teeth advertises their financial status.
The state of one’s teeth is like a billboard of one’s financial status.
sung.substack.comSaid 8 Oct 2026This on korrents
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Fiction needs a character the reader cares about, and dystopian fiction most of all.
Having a character you care about is essential in all fiction, but it’s probably a requirement in dystopia, because the world is already so harsh.
sung.substack.comSaid 31 Aug 2026This on korrents
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Criticism is remembered far longer than praise.Their words
All the lovely accolades from my other students are long forgotten, which once again demonstrates the unwelcome memorability of negativity.
If “Last Days in Two Nations” Was Workshopped...sung.substack.com
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If you had limited the story’s POVs to Damian, Liv, Jonah, and Tracy, I think it would have resulted in a more engaging narrative. The way it stands now, the book feels emotionally scattershot.
If “Last Days in Two Nations” Was Workshopped...sung.substack.com
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Having a character you care about is essential in all fiction, but it’s probably a requirement in dystopia, because the world is already so harsh.
If “Last Days in Two Nations” Was Workshopped...sung.substack.com
10 March
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Meanwhile, I thought of all those insufferable AI commercials during Super Bowl 60, and wondered if my HVAC guy saw them, too, thinking his line of work was safe from the oncoming AIpocalypse. I’m afraid these machines are coming for all of us.
29 July 2009
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The Fortune Cookie ChroniclesTheir words
The Fortune Cookie Chronicles is all about Chinese restaurants.
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The state of a person's teeth advertises their financial status.
The state of one’s teeth is like a billboard of one’s financial status.
The Tooth That Wasn’t There Said 8 Oct 2026
Fiction needs a character the reader cares about, and dystopian fiction most of all.
Having a character you care about is essential in all fiction, but it’s probably a requirement in dystopia, because the world is already so harsh.
If “Last Days in Two Nations” Was Workshopped... Said 31 Aug 2026
MacKenzie Scott's Last Days in Two Nations is weakened by too many points of view.
If you had limited the story’s POVs to Damian, Liv, Jonah, and Tracy, I think it would have resulted in a more engaging narrative. The way it stands now, the book feels emotionally scattershot.
If “Last Days in Two Nations” Was Workshopped... Said 31 Aug 2026
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Criticism is remembered far longer than praise.
All the lovely accolades from my other students are long forgotten, which once again demonstrates the unwelcome memorability of negativity.
If “Last Days in Two Nations” Was Workshopped... Said 31 Aug 2026
AI is coming for everyone's jobs, including the trades.
Meanwhile, I thought of all those insufferable AI commercials during Super Bowl 60, and wondered if my HVAC guy saw them, too, thinking his line of work was safe from the oncoming AIpocalypse. I’m afraid these machines are coming for all of us.
The Age of HVAIC Said 10 Mar 2026
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Recommends The Fortune Cookie Chronicles
The Fortune Cookie Chronicles is all about Chinese restaurants.
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Site Sung J. Woo News of his books and short essays
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