Blogs and Stories

Here I upload my writing, be it (ir)regular blog posts, creative writing, flash fiction, or informative content. All of the thumbnail photos are pictures that I’ve taken.

The Itch to Write
Creative Writing, Personal Nick ZH Creative Writing, Personal Nick ZH

The Itch to Write

I find myself inevitably facing the itch to write. And yet I often find myself, equally inevitably, facing another problem: not being able to start. Needing the ‘perfect setting’ to write and not being willing to take the time and set aside a moment for myself to put my thoughts into words. It’s a problem I face with many things, though I’ve fortunately been slowly easing myself out of these habits for things like studying and exercise.

Read More
Short Story - “Tea with Milk”
Creative Writing Nick ZH Creative Writing Nick ZH

Short Story - “Tea with Milk”

It’s Autumn. Time has passed. It always seems to. Right as you just start to get the hang of the concept of time and your place in it, the rug’s pulled from under your feet and you have to start from scratch figuring out where you find yourself in the big, temporal scheme of things.

Read More
「柳の木」
Creative Writing Nick ZH Creative Writing Nick ZH

「柳の木」

私の子どもの頃に、家の近くにあった川の土手で立派な柳の木が生えていた。学校の帰りによくその柳を眺めに行っていた。長い長い間その静かでいつも泣き出しそうな枝葉を、側から見ていた。

Read More
The Willow Tree
Creative Writing Nick ZH Creative Writing Nick ZH

The Willow Tree

When I was a little girl, there was a magnificent willow tree growing on a riverbank by my house.

On the way home from school, I often went to the willow. I would spend ages looking at it. Its leaves always seemed as if they were about to cry. I always felt a certain pity for that willow tree, its leaves hanging down wistfully.

Read More