Outrun the Moon

by Stacey Lee

Chinese believe that in order to die well, a woman must have experienced the five “blossoms”—marriage, bearing a son, being respected, having a grandson who loves you, and dying in your sleep after a long life.

Tragedy can give the pot a good shake, not only causing the good bits in us to float to the surface, but the nasty bits, too. Maybe it’s better to skim off the nasty parts and let them go.