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Our Fleeting Splendor on Earth
General Fiction大地上我们转瞬即逝的绚烂
(us) Wang Ouxing
I am a puppy. My name was given to me by my grandmother Lan. In the village where Lan grew up, people would give children who were too thin like me a nickname to protect themselves. A name is as thin as air, but it can also serve as a shield. Puppy shield. My mother, grandmother, and I fled the war to the United States. I took off my mother tongue and put on my English, like a mask, so that others could see my face, and then theirs. I am writing to my mother as the Son of Man. I have so much to say to her. Reminiscing about the past and the unspoken secret. Because I don't want to be erased before I can say who I am.
I am a puppy. My name was given to me by my grandmother Lan. In the village where Lan grew up, people would give children who were too thin like me a nickname to protect themselves. A name is as thin as air, but it can also serve as a shield. Puppy shield. My mother, grandmother, and I fled the war to the United States. I took off my mother tongue and put on my English, like a mask, so that others could see my face, and then theirs. I am writing to my mother as the Son of Man. I have so much to say to her. Reminiscing about the past and the unspoken secret. Because I don't want to be erased before I can say who I am.