Author Archives: Trixie Reguyal

The formal title of Cixin Liu’s trilogy is Remembrance of Earth’s Past, but many people just call it The Three-Body Problem after the title of the first book. The three books are massive, dense with difficult concepts in quantum physics … Continue reading →

Here’s the second paragraph on the first page of Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West: “It might seem odd that in cities teetering at the edge of the abyss young people still go to class–in this case an evening class on corporate … Continue reading →

I need to buy new things for the house. I need to buy new curtains, new bed sheets, a large skillet, something (framed art? fabric? decorative mirror?) to cover unsightly patched-on holes on the wall, made when the insulation was … Continue reading →

Two years ago, at around this time of the year, we visited Spain. We spent our first full day in the country in Granada, the famous storied city in the southern province of Andalucía. And Granada is famous because of … Continue reading →

Among the bounty of summer produce—zucchini, eggplant, tomato, corn, all kinds of berries, peaches, cherries—I’m tempted to say that I love zucchini the most. There are so many ways to cook it: diced and lightly fried with minced garlic in … Continue reading →

Last week, I cooked Spam. I opened the can, slid the rectangular cube of pink meat out, sliced it into thin slabs, and fried them lightly. I served the slices with white rice and some leftover braised lentils. The last … Continue reading →