Story Photographs

Toddler Race

I am five in this memory. Autumn. The day of my kindergarten’s sport festival. Another race is designed for our young siblings. When they are called to the track with their parents, my brother also stands at the start line with my mother. Many of them do not seem to understand what is going on, […]

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Dirty Dirty Fight

I am five in this memory. In the afternoon, after teatime, I have a mandatory study session with my mother before I can go out to play with my friends. She has a math workbook to teach me basic arithmetic and geometry, and every day, she picks a few questions for me to work on.

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Mother Dreamed a Dream

When she was youngShe had a dreamHer dream was to become a doctorWho can save people’s livesThe dream lit her upBecause it was her real dream Then some situations happenedObstacles appearedAnd after many thoughtsShe took another roadShe didn’t become a doctor Half a century laterShe still remembers her dreamShe tells me thatIt’s a fulfilling job

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Dinosaur Dance

I am five years old in this memory. Autumn comes, and at my kindergarten, we practice for the upcoming sport festival. There are several performances and races planned, but the one I am most excited about is the dance I will be doing with all my peers of the same age. The theme of this

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Art Gallery Picnic

I am five in this memory. A weekend morning. After breakfast, while my nocturnal father is still sleeping in the backroom, my mother takes me and my brother out to the local art gallery near our home. None of us is interested in observing the artwork, but there are great picnic spots on the premise

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Time-travelling

It is a special dayThe day of your weddingMy friendMy childhood friend We grew up togetherThe three of us and our little siblingsIn that community of Tiny half-dilapidated apartments Everybody was thereOn everybody’s special occasionOur mothers, fathers, and siblingsAnd us Like when we had ourAnnual piano performanceAt the music schoolAnd we all showed up in

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Sailor Moon Dress

In this memory, I am five years old. Currently, our life revolves around the anime series Sailor Moon. Every day, my friends and I “play Sailor Moon,” sing its songs, and draw its characters. One day, one of my best friends shows up in a dress that looks like Sailor Moon’s costume. “Mommy made this,”

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Thanksgiving and Paper Fruits

I am five years old in this memory. Some time in November, my brother is admitted to the hospital for a close examination of his heart condition. Another major heart operation will be taking place next spring, and this examination is part of the preparation. As always, my mother accompanies my brother, leaving me and

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Bedside reading

I am about to turn six in this memory. Recently, my little brother has started joining my father’s bedside reading. Whenever my father is at home and announces that his bedside reading is happening tonight, both my brother and I shuffle to our bedding together. It is a new thing because earlier, my brother used

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