Yellowface

by R.F. Kuang

The rhythm’s off. That imagery doesn’t work. Seriously? Another em dash?

lol. Em dash before it became an AI thing.

A pair of lovers who are reincarnated century after century into the same iteration of their tragic story until they can find a way to break the cycle. (The premise is cool, but it’s too daunting to research so many different historical periods. I mean, what’s cute about the 1700s?)

Reminiscent of the barenaked ladies song. It’s all be done… before

Truth be told, I’m intimidated by the work involved. Since I’ve already done all that research for The Last Front, Chinese-inspired stories seem a bit easier. I already know so much about the history, about the current political touchpoints involved. I already speak the critical vocabulary; all I need is a hook.

This is also why the wife and I keep playing tango. It’s not that we don’t want to do other stuff; it’s just that that’s the vocabulary of our music these days.