Kevin
@kmichaelwilson.bsky.social
Historical Chinese literature, poetry, and philosophy. Co-host Rereading the Stone podcast https://bsky.app/profile/rereadingstone.bsky.social
book reviews & discussion of Ming-Qing literature, science fiction, etc. https://www.patreon.com/kmichaelwilson
book reviews & discussion of Ming-Qing literature, science fiction, etc. https://www.patreon.com/kmichaelwilson
something like mild enlightenment today thinking about No-Intestine Land 無腸國
a real out-of-organ experience
a real out-of-organ experience
don't even ask how they get rich in No-Intestine Land 無腸國
November 26, 2025 at 6:53 AM
something like mild enlightenment today thinking about No-Intestine Land 無腸國
a real out-of-organ experience
a real out-of-organ experience
it's so good 😍
incredible anthropological intuitions, and a truly subtle relativistic philosophical sense 💯
the most feminist and most utopian (laudatory) text in the Ming-Qing canon
incredible anthropological intuitions, and a truly subtle relativistic philosophical sense 💯
the most feminist and most utopian (laudatory) text in the Ming-Qing canon
Flowers in the Mirror 鏡花緣 (19th C.) goes hard against foot binding from the get-go
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 AM
it's so good 😍
incredible anthropological intuitions, and a truly subtle relativistic philosophical sense 💯
the most feminist and most utopian (laudatory) text in the Ming-Qing canon
incredible anthropological intuitions, and a truly subtle relativistic philosophical sense 💯
the most feminist and most utopian (laudatory) text in the Ming-Qing canon
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revolutionize your modern Chinese by speaking only in direct quotations from Qianfu 潛伏 (2008)
November 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
revolutionize your modern Chinese by speaking only in direct quotations from Qianfu 潛伏 (2008)
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imagining this questioning being done by Isaac Chotiner:
吳之和道：「吾聞尊處向有婦女纏足之說。[...] 小子以為此女或有不肖，其母不忍置之於死，故以此法治之。]
吳之和道：「吾聞尊處向有婦女纏足之說。[...] 小子以為此女或有不肖，其母不忍置之於死，故以此法治之。]
there is this lengthy and extremely ironic dialogue early on where a skeptical "friend from afar" asks pointed questions about how Chinese society functions
"At first I assumed foot binding was a special punishment for crime, but then I learned that the practice is universal and done for pleasure?"
"At first I assumed foot binding was a special punishment for crime, but then I learned that the practice is universal and done for pleasure?"
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
imagining this questioning being done by Isaac Chotiner:
吳之和道：「吾聞尊處向有婦女纏足之說。[...] 小子以為此女或有不肖，其母不忍置之於死，故以此法治之。]
吳之和道：「吾聞尊處向有婦女纏足之說。[...] 小子以為此女或有不肖，其母不忍置之於死，故以此法治之。]
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every single artist complaining about online free databases containing their works would be against libraries if they didn't already exist
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
every single artist complaining about online free databases containing their works would be against libraries if they didn't already exist
good thing there's never been any literature written that critiques that idea that breaking rules and laws is always inherently immoral and ethical
November 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
good thing there's never been any literature written that critiques that idea that breaking rules and laws is always inherently immoral and ethical
don't even ask how they get rich in No-Intestine Land 無腸國
November 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
don't even ask how they get rich in No-Intestine Land 無腸國
revolutionize your modern Chinese by speaking only in direct quotations from Qianfu 潛伏 (2008)
November 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
revolutionize your modern Chinese by speaking only in direct quotations from Qianfu 潛伏 (2008)
Move over Hemingway, I got one:
New Omelas Residual Just Dropped
New Omelas Residual Just Dropped
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough.
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Move over Hemingway, I got one:
New Omelas Residual Just Dropped
New Omelas Residual Just Dropped
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the problem isn't that corporations don't love you
the problem is that corporations *do* love you, in the monstrous way that such an entity can love anything
the problem is that all of the important categories, including love, are being transformed, and it's being done without any democratic input
the problem is that corporations *do* love you, in the monstrous way that such an entity can love anything
the problem is that all of the important categories, including love, are being transformed, and it's being done without any democratic input
November 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
the problem isn't that corporations don't love you
the problem is that corporations *do* love you, in the monstrous way that such an entity can love anything
the problem is that all of the important categories, including love, are being transformed, and it's being done without any democratic input
the problem is that corporations *do* love you, in the monstrous way that such an entity can love anything
the problem is that all of the important categories, including love, are being transformed, and it's being done without any democratic input
every single artist complaining about online free databases containing their works would be against libraries if they didn't already exist
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
every single artist complaining about online free databases containing their works would be against libraries if they didn't already exist
zero respect for any of the authors complaining about anna's archive
it's simply a library, it doesn't affect your alleged "sales" one bit
everyone saying otherwise is lying or delusional, full stop, what an embarrassment
it's simply a library, it doesn't affect your alleged "sales" one bit
everyone saying otherwise is lying or delusional, full stop, what an embarrassment
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
zero respect for any of the authors complaining about anna's archive
it's simply a library, it doesn't affect your alleged "sales" one bit
everyone saying otherwise is lying or delusional, full stop, what an embarrassment
it's simply a library, it doesn't affect your alleged "sales" one bit
everyone saying otherwise is lying or delusional, full stop, what an embarrassment
imagining this questioning being done by Isaac Chotiner:
吳之和道：「吾聞尊處向有婦女纏足之說。[...] 小子以為此女或有不肖，其母不忍置之於死，故以此法治之。]
吳之和道：「吾聞尊處向有婦女纏足之說。[...] 小子以為此女或有不肖，其母不忍置之於死，故以此法治之。]
there is this lengthy and extremely ironic dialogue early on where a skeptical "friend from afar" asks pointed questions about how Chinese society functions
"At first I assumed foot binding was a special punishment for crime, but then I learned that the practice is universal and done for pleasure?"
"At first I assumed foot binding was a special punishment for crime, but then I learned that the practice is universal and done for pleasure?"
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
imagining this questioning being done by Isaac Chotiner:
吳之和道：「吾聞尊處向有婦女纏足之說。[...] 小子以為此女或有不肖，其母不忍置之於死，故以此法治之。]
吳之和道：「吾聞尊處向有婦女纏足之說。[...] 小子以為此女或有不肖，其母不忍置之於死，故以此法治之。]
Reposted by Kevin
there is this lengthy and extremely ironic dialogue early on where a skeptical "friend from afar" asks pointed questions about how Chinese society functions
"At first I assumed foot binding was a special punishment for crime, but then I learned that the practice is universal and done for pleasure?"
"At first I assumed foot binding was a special punishment for crime, but then I learned that the practice is universal and done for pleasure?"
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
there is this lengthy and extremely ironic dialogue early on where a skeptical "friend from afar" asks pointed questions about how Chinese society functions
"At first I assumed foot binding was a special punishment for crime, but then I learned that the practice is universal and done for pleasure?"
"At first I assumed foot binding was a special punishment for crime, but then I learned that the practice is universal and done for pleasure?"
Reposted by Kevin
Flowers in the Mirror 鏡花緣 (19th C.) goes hard against foot binding from the get-go
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Flowers in the Mirror 鏡花緣 (19th C.) goes hard against foot binding from the get-go
Flowers in the Mirror 鏡花緣 (19th C.) goes hard against foot binding from the get-go
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Flowers in the Mirror 鏡花緣 (19th C.) goes hard against foot binding from the get-go
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then in July, I started what has become the "Not to be Confused With" series, with Ming-Qing 明清 xiaoshuo 小說 characteristics (warning: this post might cause mild to severe vertigo, read only while sitting)
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The "Not to be Confused With" series, with Ming-Qing 明清 xiaoshuo 小說 characteristics | kmichaelwilson
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November 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
then in July, I started what has become the "Not to be Confused With" series, with Ming-Qing 明清 xiaoshuo 小說 characteristics (warning: this post might cause mild to severe vertigo, read only while sitting)
www.patreon.com/posts/not-to...
www.patreon.com/posts/not-to...
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🌸🌺🪷🔥 blog year in review (adding to the thread over the course of this week) 🀄📚
November 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
🌸🌺🪷🔥 blog year in review (adding to the thread over the course of this week) 🀄📚
speakers on phones should be illegal; headphone jacks only
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
speakers on phones should be illegal; headphone jacks only
me but about Stoner (1965)
i sincerely dislike the movie btw. i am not rage baiting.
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
me but about Stoner (1965)
🌸🌺🪷🔥 blog year in review (adding to the thread over the course of this week) 🀄📚
November 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
🌸🌺🪷🔥 blog year in review (adding to the thread over the course of this week) 🀄📚
A lot of liberals and leftists get kind of cutesy about having a "right wing" phase, as if that doesn't reflect poorly on you, no matter when it happened?
November 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A lot of liberals and leftists get kind of cutesy about having a "right wing" phase, as if that doesn't reflect poorly on you, no matter when it happened?
Whenever an author pops into my feed complaining about piracy, I usually go and check to see, and invariably their works aren't available on any of the major markets or platforms, nor do any of the major library databases even list their name
November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Whenever an author pops into my feed complaining about piracy, I usually go and check to see, and invariably their works aren't available on any of the major markets or platforms, nor do any of the major library databases even list their name