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Esmé Weijun Wang
@esmewang.com
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📚The Collected Schizophrenias, The Border of Paradise
🏆 Best of Young American Novelists, Whiting Award, NYT Bestseller
🎓 Writing classes @ unexpectedshapeacademy.com
🇹🇼🌈♿️ she/her
🌱My interesting website @ esmewang.com
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May 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Pupdate for people who’ve missed Daphne on their screens.
Small white dog with tan ears sits on wet pavement, wearing a red-and-yellow striped knit sweater.
May 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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If you see this, post the most recent photo of yourself from your camera roll. No cheating!
A person with short curly hair and vintage glasses smiles slightly, wearing a shiny silver outfit at a lively indoor event.
May 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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for people who are interested in writing personal nonfiction/memoir and would like to start small: I made a free 28-paged workbook called Memoir in Miniature for you! grab it here:

www.esmewang.com/memoir-in-mi...
Promotional graphic for a free guide titled “Memoir in Miniature,” a resource for writing mini-memoirs in 500 words or less.
May 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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the bird of the day reminds you to drink some water
Black ink drawing of a bird drinking water, with its reflection visible; placed on floral-patterned fabric.
April 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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trying to make a Tarot deck on top of my other ten million projects… can you guess what these are?
A set of four black-and-white ink illustrations of birds on textured paper, arranged on a worn wooden surface. Each bird is uniquely stylized: a fluffy chick with detailed feathers, a plump bird gazing at a star, a regal peacock-like bird wearing a tiny crown, and a bird with roses and abstract geometric elements. The intricate linework gives each illustration a distinct character.
March 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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I have a best friend who’s a Luddite. She’s a brilliant writer, but when the topic of building an author platform comes up, she gets a panicky look—like I just told her she has to go viral on TikTok by Monday. And… I have a new class for that: www.esmewang.com/building-an-...
Says. “Building your author platform (when you’d rather be writing” (coming soon)
February 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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the new bird I drew during therapy today deeply reflected/reflects my mood
A detailed pen sketch of a bird, drawn on a grid-patterned notebook page. The bird has expressive, large eyes and intricate feather detailing. Above the drawing, handwritten text is visible but partially obscured. The notebook rests on a brown cover, atop a patterned surface.
January 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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for those following the medical-crisis-adventure of the last two months, some good news. C is coming home.
WBC at 10.5 out of a 4-11 scale, and Neutrophil at 6.43 out of a 1.7-6.7
January 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Donate $50 to Pasadena for All (www.instagram.com/pasadenaforall), an organization that’s supporting houseless people in LA during the wildfires (& beyond). Send your receipt and mailing address to
[email protected]; I'll mail you an original, one-of-a-kind bird postcard
hand-drawn by me.
Alt-text: “A promotional graphic encouraging donations to Pasadena for All. The text reads: ‘Donate $50 to Pasadena for All & get a bird postcard. Donate $50 to @pasadenaforall, send your receipt and mailing address to donation@esmewang.com, & I’ll mail you an original, one-of-a-kind bird postcard hand-drawn by me.’ Below the text is an image of a hand-drawn bird postcard on a floral background. The handle @esmewang appears in the lower left, with ‘Save this post’ in the bottom right.”
January 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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I drew a bird while on a call with my therapist. She’d been on vacation for two weeks; I had a LOT to say
A black ink sketch of a bird on a branch in an open notebook with grid paper. The notebook rests on a floral-patterned green fabric. A thought bubble in the drawing contains handwritten text.
January 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Agree/disagree: this excerpt from a newsletter I receive (long story) seems like an absolute parody
In the past three weeks, I started a church that restores the first-century sect of Judeans and Galileans, known as the "Nazarenes." In addition to this, I purchased a Tesla Cybertruck and got it wrapped in my favorite color (lime green), and... I decided to resurrect the cryptocurrency I co-founded in 2018-which had been trudging along for several years—by announcing I'd be integrating its technology into Tesla's so that they can begin mining crypto while driving. This resulted in an increase of the coin's market cap by a measly...
January 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Shaggy mess lady
A person with short, tousled blonde hair and glasses is seated in a car, wearing a yellow face mask, black shirt, and layered necklaces.
January 3, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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People mention sea monkeys, but does anyone else remember a time when SALT CRYSTAL AQUARIUMS were popular
A colorful box of “Magic Rocks” instant crystal growing kit. The box shows a jar with colorful crystal-like formations underwater and small sea creature decals. It mentions the rocks grow to different heights up to 4 inches and highlights the product as a brilliant underwater garden for ages 10 and up.
December 15, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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Drawing birds is a way I try to calm myself down
A black ink sketch of a small bird with detailed feather textures, drawn on white paper. The paper rests on a wooden surface.
December 14, 2024 at 5:55 PM
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This machine is like a weird old arcade game
A medical device with a touchscreen displaying “PRIME” and system diagrams, tubes, and components. Background shows a clinical room setup.
December 3, 2024 at 9:44 PM
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A giant neon dodecahedron in the middle of a quad in front of Stanford Hospital
December 3, 2024 at 2:35 AM
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C has a hospital room now. Feeling more relief knowing he’s in good hands.
A hospital room ceiling and wall with a medical monitor, IV poles, and various medical equipment in view, including infusion pumps.
November 26, 2024 at 12:48 AM
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A small, fluffy white dog with one ear perked up sits on a floral blanket, illuminated by colorful rainbow light reflections.
November 24, 2024 at 11:03 PM
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Part Three of the new novel, in progress
November 24, 2024 at 7:56 PM
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Daphne and I missed u darth
November 24, 2024 at 7:55 PM
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A female house finch is eating seeds outdoors with its head up, looking at the camera
July 6, 2023 at 12:54 AM
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Some new things by Emily Wells Design for the new version of my website (which I highly recommend you visit! it’s got a *lot* of stuff in it: esmewang.com)
Esmé Weijun Wang logo with “author, speaker, founder” under it
May 21, 2023 at 4:18 PM
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for anyone who missed Daphne pictures
A grinning papijack with her tongue hanging out, sitting on a bed
May 14, 2023 at 5:33 PM
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it’s so good to see you though darth
Small white papijack on bed
May 12, 2023 at 10:07 PM