Susan Tsui was born in 1978 in New York City, the third of four children born to Chinese immigrant parents, and the first to be born in the United States. Recognizing an interest in the effects of culture, society, and technology on the human condition Susan obtained a Bachelors in Psychology from Bard College. She has since translated that interest into the field of creative writing, earning an MFA from Goddard College. During her writing career she has published short stories in Expanded Horizons, Mind Flights, and the third annual Warrior WiseWomen anthology.
Ten Things That Make Me Happy
- Chocolate
- Ice Cream
- Sam Winchester
- Writing, reading, publishing (Yes, I grouped these together. Sue me.)
- Buffy
- Firefly
- Did I mention chocolate?
- Waffle fries with mozarella cheese melted on top (Chedder is good too).
- Superman, I don’t care if he’s a goody-two-shoes.
- John
Bonus: My friends
Top Ten Reasons I Write
- It’s taken me at least an hour to fall asleep since I was a child. If I’m going to have some form of chronic insomnia it might as well be useful.
- Plots pop into my head when I wake up in the morning, what else am I supposed to do with them?
- I’ve had a semi crazy life. Since no one will believe me when I tell the truth, I might as well pretend I made it all up.
- Who wouldn’t want to rewrite those moments where you opened your mouth and inserted your foot so that they never happened?
- I can live a much cooler life on paper than I do in reality. Space travel anyone?
- Because nothing bad ever happens in fiction unless I want it to. Revenge, moah ha ha!!
- I’m a control freak so of course I would want to invent my own world.
- When I have trouble finding a hero, I can always invent one.
- I get to use a lot of big words and pretend I’m smart.
- Few things in life give me this much joy.
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Thanks to Abi-Station for the above graphic.
