Author: Shen Shián

Super Short Story #500: Gap Not knowing what she kept missing, there was a constant gap in her life, that…

Super Short Story #499: Foolishness The problem with not further  replying questions of the foolish, since proper answers were already given,…

Super Short Story #498: Message #4 It was hard to tell if the reply that skipped needed answers was a…

Super Short Story #497: Message #3 It was hard to tell if the long reply was a complete reply, and…

Super Short Story #496: Message #2 It was hard to tell if the short reply was a complete reply, and…

Super Short Story #495: Message #1 It was hard to tell if the lack of a reply was itself a…

Super Short Story #494: Breakfast It struck him that he could always skip breakfast in the mornings only because he…

Super Short Story #493: Friend He cannot decide  if meeting an old friend  is like seeing a familiar stranger  or…

Super Short Story #492: Hoax She was known as the girl who texted hoaxes, whose messages got muted by others,…

Super Short Story #491: Air He made the excuse of stepping out for some fresh air, though he released some…

NY Adventure 50: Friends Korean-styled Buddha and Bodhisattva images at the Met. They tend to look child-like in stature, while…

NY Adventure 49: Busts Majestic and rock solid, these are among the earliest Greek influenced Buddha and Bodhisattva Gandharan images…

NY Adventure 48: Crown Does this ancient Buddha statue with his crown like halo not resemble the green lady Liberty…

NY Adventure 47: Fountain A witty cartoon behind an art book at the Met. Here is my haiku for it……

NY Adventure 46: Guanyin Bodhisattva First time encountering Cambodian styled eleven-head Guanyin Bodhisattva with many hands (of compassion to help…

NY Adventure 45: Creativity  The creative process as one of release.  The created piece as one of the released.  (The…

NY Adventure 44: Library The lion is in the logo of the NY Public Library, which is of course a…

NY Adventure 43: eBookstore Look! Amazon, the online book giant that bought over Books Depository some years ago (in case…

NY Adventure 42: Japanese Statues From the Japanese Buddhist section of the Met. Nice woody rustic feel! Yes, the first…

NY Adventure 41: Moment At the Met’s gift shop… Treasure every moment, every word, every letter, every thought… As #Stonepeace put it,…