![]() ![]() This is all for fun and games :) <3Īccording to Chinese mythology, the moon is a rabbit (or the bones of a rabbit), and rabbits are deeply connected to the moon. I am not an astrology expert by any means, and there are many nuances and varied interpretations for each of these signs. My mom also contributed a few subjective interpretations. NOTE: To compile this, I consulted The Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes by Theodora Lau, which I excitedly purchased at a library dime-sale. If you’re able to, please consider supporting my work by pre-ordering and supporting the work of other diasporic writers and artists this month! ![]() One of the folktales that forms the backbone of this book is the Fujianese/Taiwanese myth of Hu Gu Po, a tiger woman who eats the toes of children and calls it “snacking on peanuts.” (To this day I can’t eat peanuts without thinking about severed toes). ![]() ![]() The mythological significance of tigers loomed very large in my life, especially because women born in the year of the tiger are supposed to be notoriously wild and difficult to “domesticate.” This book was my attempt to be wild, to lean into the idea of being uncontained. Happy May! I wanted to post something in celebration of my forthcoming novel Bestiary (available for pre-order now!) which was in part written because I was born in the year of the tiger. ![]()
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