Addy Teoh (张美鍊)
@witmol.bsky.social
aunty/she/her
Comforter, philosopher and lifelong mate.
Tea, zines, spec fic, postcards and long walks.
On Dharug land (Australia)
Comforter, philosopher and lifelong mate.
Tea, zines, spec fic, postcards and long walks.
On Dharug land (Australia)
I've been largely ill for the last three weeks and grateful I didn't have much on but I just realised eight writing commissions have snuck up on me in the last week and now I'm sort of panicking?
November 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I've been largely ill for the last three weeks and grateful I didn't have much on but I just realised eight writing commissions have snuck up on me in the last week and now I'm sort of panicking?
Just remembering how good white pepper is.
November 12, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Just remembering how good white pepper is.
As a proud Parramatta local I want everyone to know about Yumna Kassab's Dictionary, a series of vignettes that say as much about the author as the places she visits.
Parramatta: A Dictionary of Place and Memory | Sydney Review of Books
In Parramatta: A Dictionary of Place and Memory, Yumna Kassab presents a personal catalogue of the institutions, sites, experiences, and people making up the cultural life of a city for which she has ...
sydneyreviewofbooks.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:48 AM
As a proud Parramatta local I want everyone to know about Yumna Kassab's Dictionary, a series of vignettes that say as much about the author as the places she visits.
Boff, who is diabetic, has just attempted to take my blood sugar reading like 6 times (because I'm still ill and we want a data point) but apparently I don't bleed enough after being stabbed.
November 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Boff, who is diabetic, has just attempted to take my blood sugar reading like 6 times (because I'm still ill and we want a data point) but apparently I don't bleed enough after being stabbed.
My time widget just changed to Mandarin. No idea how or why. Instead of 2 November it reads 11月 2日.
November 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
My time widget just changed to Mandarin. No idea how or why. Instead of 2 November it reads 11月 2日.
I'm killing time at Customs House before I head up to the Opera House for a concert and the police are currently trying to eject an unhoused guy and I'm not sure how to feel about it. On the one hand he did yell at everyone for a bit but otherwise is just sitting around like the rest of us.
October 24, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I'm killing time at Customs House before I head up to the Opera House for a concert and the police are currently trying to eject an unhoused guy and I'm not sure how to feel about it. On the one hand he did yell at everyone for a bit but otherwise is just sitting around like the rest of us.
I have been feeling 'off' for about three days (fatigue, no appetite, low grade headache) and have only just realised my symptoms all align to dehydration but I cannot tell you how much liquid I've been drinking, like 2L water and 1L tea a day, wtf?
October 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I have been feeling 'off' for about three days (fatigue, no appetite, low grade headache) and have only just realised my symptoms all align to dehydration but I cannot tell you how much liquid I've been drinking, like 2L water and 1L tea a day, wtf?
It was stupefyingly hot today, but on the up side I got a week's worth of laundry done in one hit.
October 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It was stupefyingly hot today, but on the up side I got a week's worth of laundry done in one hit.
"An AI crash could lead broadly to less spending, fewer jobs, and slower growth, potentially dragging the economy into a recession."
Talk about tech bros suffering from sunk cost fallacy ruining people's actual lives.
Talk about tech bros suffering from sunk cost fallacy ruining people's actual lives.
October 20, 2025 at 3:11 AM
"An AI crash could lead broadly to less spending, fewer jobs, and slower growth, potentially dragging the economy into a recession."
Talk about tech bros suffering from sunk cost fallacy ruining people's actual lives.
Talk about tech bros suffering from sunk cost fallacy ruining people's actual lives.
Bought a bag at an op shop. The lining was a bit torn but fixable. When I went to sew it up I found out it hadn't even been properly emptied by the previous owner (receipts, plastic bags, unused mask etc) and got annoyed... until I found $2.
October 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Bought a bag at an op shop. The lining was a bit torn but fixable. When I went to sew it up I found out it hadn't even been properly emptied by the previous owner (receipts, plastic bags, unused mask etc) and got annoyed... until I found $2.
It's only mid-October and already more than 30C!!!
My fan is on level 3 already!!!
Ice cream for dinner!!!
My fan is on level 3 already!!!
Ice cream for dinner!!!
October 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM
It's only mid-October and already more than 30C!!!
My fan is on level 3 already!!!
Ice cream for dinner!!!
My fan is on level 3 already!!!
Ice cream for dinner!!!
I am convinced there are baby pigeons on Boff's balcony but his room is a hazard to walk through so I can't check and I can't remove them.
I can hear them ALL DAY. Not even their parents have to listen to them all day, they get to fly out into the world and get food.
I can hear them ALL DAY. Not even their parents have to listen to them all day, they get to fly out into the world and get food.
October 16, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I am convinced there are baby pigeons on Boff's balcony but his room is a hazard to walk through so I can't check and I can't remove them.
I can hear them ALL DAY. Not even their parents have to listen to them all day, they get to fly out into the world and get food.
I can hear them ALL DAY. Not even their parents have to listen to them all day, they get to fly out into the world and get food.
Sweet teas are made of these: It’s fair to say putting sugar in tea is a colonial invention, and has been debated since.
www.teashirts.com.au/sweet-teas-a...
www.teashirts.com.au/sweet-teas-a...
October 15, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Sweet teas are made of these: It’s fair to say putting sugar in tea is a colonial invention, and has been debated since.
www.teashirts.com.au/sweet-teas-a...
www.teashirts.com.au/sweet-teas-a...
I just ate a really basic pineapple mooncake and it was really good?
October 13, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I just ate a really basic pineapple mooncake and it was really good?
Reposted by Addy Teoh (张美鍊)
Menswear Guy increasingly seems like the only one who really studied the blade, is the thing.
October 13, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Menswear Guy increasingly seems like the only one who really studied the blade, is the thing.
Reposted by Addy Teoh (张美鍊)
You, an idiot: goon bag.
The Chinese, a nation of intellectuals:
The Chinese, a nation of intellectuals:
October 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
You, an idiot: goon bag.
The Chinese, a nation of intellectuals:
The Chinese, a nation of intellectuals:
It is so, so warm today but inexplicably I'm craving hot chips?
October 8, 2025 at 3:46 AM
It is so, so warm today but inexplicably I'm craving hot chips?
if you saw me drop my cosmetic kit in the lift and break a vial of perfume on the floor no you didn't
October 1, 2025 at 2:20 AM
if you saw me drop my cosmetic kit in the lift and break a vial of perfume on the floor no you didn't
I just read about a gluten-free hair mask.
I'm not sure who is eating their hair masks or how many have gluten in them normally, but it's good to know there are gluten-free ones.
I'm not sure who is eating their hair masks or how many have gluten in them normally, but it's good to know there are gluten-free ones.
September 29, 2025 at 6:52 AM
I just read about a gluten-free hair mask.
I'm not sure who is eating their hair masks or how many have gluten in them normally, but it's good to know there are gluten-free ones.
I'm not sure who is eating their hair masks or how many have gluten in them normally, but it's good to know there are gluten-free ones.
Anyone heading to the Northwest Tea Festival in Seattle? I wrote a blog post based on an interview I did with festival coordinator Andrew Goodman.
Introduction to the Seattle tea scene – Teashirts
www.teashirts.com.au
September 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Anyone heading to the Northwest Tea Festival in Seattle? I wrote a blog post based on an interview I did with festival coordinator Andrew Goodman.
Genuinely love the simple response that if you don't like my books, don't read them.
So. While I was on vacation in Taiwan, I received this exceedingly entitled email from "a fan" that I have just responded to. I think she'll regret emailing me, but I hope she reads my reply. I will post my (very lengthy) reply in this thread.
#romancelandia
#archaeology
#romancelandia
#archaeology
September 25, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Genuinely love the simple response that if you don't like my books, don't read them.
Reposted by Addy Teoh (张美鍊)
"Dearest reader: If you don't like what the mirror shows you, maybe the problem isn't the mirror." 👀 👀 👀
September 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"Dearest reader: If you don't like what the mirror shows you, maybe the problem isn't the mirror." 👀 👀 👀
Looked up whether chef-cum-author needed the hyphens in between and one Google search result was of a semen cookbook author doing an AMA on Reddit.
September 25, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Looked up whether chef-cum-author needed the hyphens in between and one Google search result was of a semen cookbook author doing an AMA on Reddit.
Happy World Maritime Day!
Have a story about a little teapot, short and stout.
www.teashirts.com.au/tea-at-sea-a...
Have a story about a little teapot, short and stout.
www.teashirts.com.au/tea-at-sea-a...
September 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Happy World Maritime Day!
Have a story about a little teapot, short and stout.
www.teashirts.com.au/tea-at-sea-a...
Have a story about a little teapot, short and stout.
www.teashirts.com.au/tea-at-sea-a...
Last night I spoke with Helen Shield at ABC Radio Hobart on my most memorable cup of tea (from about 1h 58m).
Evenings - ABC listen
Ease into your evening.
www.abc.net.au
September 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Last night I spoke with Helen Shield at ABC Radio Hobart on my most memorable cup of tea (from about 1h 58m).