People Like Pale Chrysanthemums, the Moon Like Frost

After I finished writing it, I asked a senior with a deep literary background to give me some advice. They hit the nail on the head: the language was beautiful, but it felt far too pieced together.

I laughed. They were right. Two-thirds of the phrases in this story came from other sources. Even now, five years later, I can point them all out one by one.

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