Taffeta Chime
@taffetachime.bsky.social
Freelance writer and editor, mother, linguist, drummer, gamer, and big ole nerd.
Author of Stoodie (2007) and The Last (2011)
she/her
English/汉语/español
Author of Stoodie (2007) and The Last (2011)
she/her
English/汉语/español
Also, she seems to understand my depression better than anyone. Here I am, in bed now that the toddler is napping, and she immediately comes and lies down right on top of me, as if telling me to take the opportunity to rest. Animals really just are the best.
November 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Also, she seems to understand my depression better than anyone. Here I am, in bed now that the toddler is napping, and she immediately comes and lies down right on top of me, as if telling me to take the opportunity to rest. Animals really just are the best.
Here's a cute picture instead to mentally cleanse and remind us all to get off the internet:
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Here's a cute picture instead to mentally cleanse and remind us all to get off the internet:
My contributor copies arrived from Meetinghouse Magazine!
-
“Hustlers of the Second Grade,” blends gangster tropes with “elementary economics”: cafeteria trades, playground deals, bus stop negotiations, all that. It was so fun to write, and I’m so honored it's in Meetinghouse’s issue V!
-
“Hustlers of the Second Grade,” blends gangster tropes with “elementary economics”: cafeteria trades, playground deals, bus stop negotiations, all that. It was so fun to write, and I’m so honored it's in Meetinghouse’s issue V!
November 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
My contributor copies arrived from Meetinghouse Magazine!
-
“Hustlers of the Second Grade,” blends gangster tropes with “elementary economics”: cafeteria trades, playground deals, bus stop negotiations, all that. It was so fun to write, and I’m so honored it's in Meetinghouse’s issue V!
-
“Hustlers of the Second Grade,” blends gangster tropes with “elementary economics”: cafeteria trades, playground deals, bus stop negotiations, all that. It was so fun to write, and I’m so honored it's in Meetinghouse’s issue V!
Tried sleeping in a satin bonnet for the first time. My curls? Hydrated. My ego? Slightly dented. My laughter? Uncontrollable. 🤣
Any tips would be appreciated because I'm still learning how to tame this beast 😆😆
#CurlyHairProblems #BonnetLife #MorningChaos #curlyhairjourney #curls #curlyhair
Any tips would be appreciated because I'm still learning how to tame this beast 😆😆
#CurlyHairProblems #BonnetLife #MorningChaos #curlyhairjourney #curls #curlyhair
October 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Tried sleeping in a satin bonnet for the first time. My curls? Hydrated. My ego? Slightly dented. My laughter? Uncontrollable. 🤣
Any tips would be appreciated because I'm still learning how to tame this beast 😆😆
#CurlyHairProblems #BonnetLife #MorningChaos #curlyhairjourney #curls #curlyhair
Any tips would be appreciated because I'm still learning how to tame this beast 😆😆
#CurlyHairProblems #BonnetLife #MorningChaos #curlyhairjourney #curls #curlyhair
I'm speaking at the @storyvalley.bsky.social Con this weekend!
Catch me Sun, Aug 17 (8:15 AM EST) on the Work-Life Balance & Self-Care panel! We’ll talk about protecting creativity + avoiding burnout.
$35 gets you all sessions + recordings: www.bit.ly/storyvalley2025
#writers #writingcommunity
Catch me Sun, Aug 17 (8:15 AM EST) on the Work-Life Balance & Self-Care panel! We’ll talk about protecting creativity + avoiding burnout.
$35 gets you all sessions + recordings: www.bit.ly/storyvalley2025
#writers #writingcommunity
August 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I'm speaking at the @storyvalley.bsky.social Con this weekend!
Catch me Sun, Aug 17 (8:15 AM EST) on the Work-Life Balance & Self-Care panel! We’ll talk about protecting creativity + avoiding burnout.
$35 gets you all sessions + recordings: www.bit.ly/storyvalley2025
#writers #writingcommunity
Catch me Sun, Aug 17 (8:15 AM EST) on the Work-Life Balance & Self-Care panel! We’ll talk about protecting creativity + avoiding burnout.
$35 gets you all sessions + recordings: www.bit.ly/storyvalley2025
#writers #writingcommunity
After 18 years of writing, crying, reading, napping, studying, binging, and more, I said goodbye to my beloved chouch. No space in the toddler shuffle. I cried. It's off to live with international students now. RIP, chouch. 2007–2025. You were loved.🪑💔
#ripchouch #chaircore #writerlife
#ripchouch #chaircore #writerlife
August 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
After 18 years of writing, crying, reading, napping, studying, binging, and more, I said goodbye to my beloved chouch. No space in the toddler shuffle. I cried. It's off to live with international students now. RIP, chouch. 2007–2025. You were loved.🪑💔
#ripchouch #chaircore #writerlife
#ripchouch #chaircore #writerlife
🎮 Throwback Thursday: My parents busted out the old Intellivision on the 4th. A huge part of my childhood—and I even wrote about Utopia for Lost in Cult's Console Chronicles last year. Find it on Amazon or my site. 💾✍️
www.amazon.com/Console-Chro...
www.amazon.com/Console-Chro...
July 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🎮 Throwback Thursday: My parents busted out the old Intellivision on the 4th. A huge part of my childhood—and I even wrote about Utopia for Lost in Cult's Console Chronicles last year. Find it on Amazon or my site. 💾✍️
www.amazon.com/Console-Chro...
www.amazon.com/Console-Chro...
Even the raccoons are taking today off.
Found this guy napping on the Workmate bench at my parents’ cabin.
Who knew Workmates were also Napmates?
Happy Fourth! 🇺🇸🦝
-
#4thOfJuly #RestDay #NatureFinds #HolidayVibes
Found this guy napping on the Workmate bench at my parents’ cabin.
Who knew Workmates were also Napmates?
Happy Fourth! 🇺🇸🦝
-
#4thOfJuly #RestDay #NatureFinds #HolidayVibes
July 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Even the raccoons are taking today off.
Found this guy napping on the Workmate bench at my parents’ cabin.
Who knew Workmates were also Napmates?
Happy Fourth! 🇺🇸🦝
-
#4thOfJuly #RestDay #NatureFinds #HolidayVibes
Found this guy napping on the Workmate bench at my parents’ cabin.
Who knew Workmates were also Napmates?
Happy Fourth! 🇺🇸🦝
-
#4thOfJuly #RestDay #NatureFinds #HolidayVibes
Come see me tomorrow morning! (Taffy Xu down the bottom right? That's me!) Buy a book, have some coffee and treats, and meet other great writers too!
-
#booksigning #bookevent #indieauthor #localauthor #author #book #taffetachime #novel #stoodie #thelast #poetry #scifi #ya #nickhorton #murfreesboro
-
#booksigning #bookevent #indieauthor #localauthor #author #book #taffetachime #novel #stoodie #thelast #poetry #scifi #ya #nickhorton #murfreesboro
June 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Come see me tomorrow morning! (Taffy Xu down the bottom right? That's me!) Buy a book, have some coffee and treats, and meet other great writers too!
-
#booksigning #bookevent #indieauthor #localauthor #author #book #taffetachime #novel #stoodie #thelast #poetry #scifi #ya #nickhorton #murfreesboro
-
#booksigning #bookevent #indieauthor #localauthor #author #book #taffetachime #novel #stoodie #thelast #poetry #scifi #ya #nickhorton #murfreesboro
Across many Al chatbot apps, these things keep happening. When it comes to creative writing, it's pretty easy to spot AI. Spoiler alert: it ain't em dashes.
#Al #writing #generativeai #creativewriting #storytelling #character #characterai #polyai #emochi #talkie #chai #cai #aiwriting #taffetachime
#Al #writing #generativeai #creativewriting #storytelling #character #characterai #polyai #emochi #talkie #chai #cai #aiwriting #taffetachime
June 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Across many Al chatbot apps, these things keep happening. When it comes to creative writing, it's pretty easy to spot AI. Spoiler alert: it ain't em dashes.
#Al #writing #generativeai #creativewriting #storytelling #character #characterai #polyai #emochi #talkie #chai #cai #aiwriting #taffetachime
#Al #writing #generativeai #creativewriting #storytelling #character #characterai #polyai #emochi #talkie #chai #cai #aiwriting #taffetachime
It's National Taffy Day! How are you going to celebrate ME?! Ask me anything, compliment me, roast me, buy a book, read some of my work, share my stuff, drop a follow ... Whatever! #taffy #nationaltaffyday #taffetachime #laffytaffy #taffyday #ama #fyp #askmeanything #me #celebrate #nationalday
May 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It's National Taffy Day! How are you going to celebrate ME?! Ask me anything, compliment me, roast me, buy a book, read some of my work, share my stuff, drop a follow ... Whatever! #taffy #nationaltaffyday #taffetachime #laffytaffy #taffyday #ama #fyp #askmeanything #me #celebrate #nationalday
I had a great time at the quarterly Bloom Stage multi-genre storytelling show on Thursday night. You can see from the pictures below, we had music, art, storytelling, fiction, poetry, and even aerial choreography! Bloom is always amazing, and this time didn't disappoint!
May 19, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I had a great time at the quarterly Bloom Stage multi-genre storytelling show on Thursday night. You can see from the pictures below, we had music, art, storytelling, fiction, poetry, and even aerial choreography! Bloom is always amazing, and this time didn't disappoint!
When your #wfh husband says you can use his #setup...
Left: Lofi Girl Pomodoro stream
Middle: revising a poem for Lunch Ticket's multilingual contest (poem, contest guidelines, email)
Right: Lots of @chillsubs.bsky.social ! And email for a freelancing client.
#writer #writing #office #poet #author
Left: Lofi Girl Pomodoro stream
Middle: revising a poem for Lunch Ticket's multilingual contest (poem, contest guidelines, email)
Right: Lots of @chillsubs.bsky.social ! And email for a freelancing client.
#writer #writing #office #poet #author
February 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I don't post much about my partner because he's more private, but he's my forever Valentine. Here's us when we were dating back in China, 13 years ago! 10 years of marriage and 2 kids later, and we still make each other laugh with silliness like this. 我永远爱你，帅哥❤️
-
#valentinesday #marriage #我爱你 #情人节
-
#valentinesday #marriage #我爱你 #情人节
February 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I don't post much about my partner because he's more private, but he's my forever Valentine. Here's us when we were dating back in China, 13 years ago! 10 years of marriage and 2 kids later, and we still make each other laugh with silliness like this. 我永远爱你，帅哥❤️
-
#valentinesday #marriage #我爱你 #情人节
-
#valentinesday #marriage #我爱你 #情人节
Y'ALL. First writers' mingle was a blast! What a wonderful time connecting with writers of all kinds in the area! I was so honored to be the first host, and I hope my words were good inspiration and motivation to give you all a shot in the arm to keep those pens moving and fingers typing! #writers
February 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Y'ALL. First writers' mingle was a blast! What a wonderful time connecting with writers of all kinds in the area! I was so honored to be the first host, and I hope my words were good inspiration and motivation to give you all a shot in the arm to keep those pens moving and fingers typing! #writers
Come hang out with ME(!!!) for our first ever Writers' Mingle! All writers of all backgrounds, levels, ages, and places are encouraged to come and, well, mingle!! We'll have writing games, a Shut Up and Write space, a pep talk, and a lot of writing buddies!
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
February 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Come hang out with ME(!!!) for our first ever Writers' Mingle! All writers of all backgrounds, levels, ages, and places are encouraged to come and, well, mingle!! We'll have writing games, a Shut Up and Write space, a pep talk, and a lot of writing buddies!
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Y'all. Poetry in the Boro has become a haven to me and so many others. We are CONSISTENTLY a standing-room-only POETRY EVENT. Let that sink in.
Sunday night, as usual, was ELECTRIC. Charles Thomas DELIVERED, as did all the open mic readers.
Come join us next month ❤️ #poetry #poetryreading #poems
Sunday night, as usual, was ELECTRIC. Charles Thomas DELIVERED, as did all the open mic readers.
Come join us next month ❤️ #poetry #poetryreading #poems
January 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Y'all. Poetry in the Boro has become a haven to me and so many others. We are CONSISTENTLY a standing-room-only POETRY EVENT. Let that sink in.
Sunday night, as usual, was ELECTRIC. Charles Thomas DELIVERED, as did all the open mic readers.
Come join us next month ❤️ #poetry #poetryreading #poems
Sunday night, as usual, was ELECTRIC. Charles Thomas DELIVERED, as did all the open mic readers.
Come join us next month ❤️ #poetry #poetryreading #poems
A soft storm of silence
forces the world to be still.
This was at sunrise yesterday, right when the snow was beginning. We got about 4" of snow, and most of it is still on the ground today. My 5yo has been loving it!
#poetry #poem #POEMS #snow #snowday #snowday2025 #tennessee
forces the world to be still.
This was at sunrise yesterday, right when the snow was beginning. We got about 4" of snow, and most of it is still on the ground today. My 5yo has been loving it!
#poetry #poem #POEMS #snow #snowday #snowday2025 #tennessee
January 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A soft storm of silence
forces the world to be still.
This was at sunrise yesterday, right when the snow was beginning. We got about 4" of snow, and most of it is still on the ground today. My 5yo has been loving it!
#poetry #poem #POEMS #snow #snowday #snowday2025 #tennessee
forces the world to be still.
This was at sunrise yesterday, right when the snow was beginning. We got about 4" of snow, and most of it is still on the ground today. My 5yo has been loving it!
#poetry #poem #POEMS #snow #snowday #snowday2025 #tennessee
My 2024 in review! Some things more, some things less. Overall, I'm pretty dang proud of myself. ☺️
January 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
My 2024 in review! Some things more, some things less. Overall, I'm pretty dang proud of myself. ☺️
A favorite moment from the 1994 #littlewomen . When I was a little girl, this was what I dreamed my life would look like: a supportive (and super dreamy) husband to support me while I was writing away in my cozy nook. Thankfully, that dream came true! #writerslife #writer #author #dreambig
December 31, 2024 at 3:56 AM
A favorite moment from the 1994 #littlewomen . When I was a little girl, this was what I dreamed my life would look like: a supportive (and super dreamy) husband to support me while I was writing away in my cozy nook. Thankfully, that dream came true! #writerslife #writer #author #dreambig
This was a few weeks ago, but it was SUCH a blast to be one of the featured readers at the Bloom Stage's winter show alongside some amazing rockstars! Such a magical night of awe and wonder!! #Storytelling #bloomstage #Liveart #livemusic #poetryreading #poetry #WritingCommunity #story #creative
December 17, 2024 at 4:34 PM
This was a few weeks ago, but it was SUCH a blast to be one of the featured readers at the Bloom Stage's winter show alongside some amazing rockstars! Such a magical night of awe and wonder!! #Storytelling #bloomstage #Liveart #livemusic #poetryreading #poetry #WritingCommunity #story #creative
Come visit me at the Mills-Pate Arts Center (7120 Old Nashville Hwy) to get some Christmas shopping done for your favorite bookish person--and support your favorite local author! (There are also other artists and vendors here, so come out!!) I'll be here til 5!
December 7, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Come visit me at the Mills-Pate Arts Center (7120 Old Nashville Hwy) to get some Christmas shopping done for your favorite bookish person--and support your favorite local author! (There are also other artists and vendors here, so come out!!) I'll be here til 5!
I am SO excited to be a featured reader at this quarter's Bloom Stage performance!! Come tomorrow night for live music, art, storytelling, poetry, and more! There’s a $10 suggested donation but also complimentary snacks and drinks. It will fill your little creative heart—I promise! #bloomstage
December 4, 2024 at 5:19 PM
I am SO excited to be a featured reader at this quarter's Bloom Stage performance!! Come tomorrow night for live music, art, storytelling, poetry, and more! There’s a $10 suggested donation but also complimentary snacks and drinks. It will fill your little creative heart—I promise! #bloomstage