Four Books. One Woman.

On marriage, motherhood, sex, family, food, airports and the impossible work of holding a house.

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Women at the beach.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 8 Aug 2025

Women at the beach.

The mother with tattoos

On wanting and obedience.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 6 Aug 2025

The mother with tattoos

Shanghai

On when I don’t tame him.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 12 Jul 2025

Shanghai

Daily rituals for aging with power

These five daily rituals restore dignity, sensuality, and presence to the process of aging. Power doesn’t fade.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 18 Jun 2025

Daily rituals for aging with power

Seoul

I travelled alone this trip. I was marrying him this year and needed this trip for myself. I ate Kimchi jjigae on Garosu-gil and restored what I never should’ve lost.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 15 May 2025

Seoul

Lisbon

On shaded avenues. Rooftop vistas. Cocktails. Downbeat tracks. Placing him.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 5 May 2025

Lisbon

Spring Moon

On dining out, sex on the first date, and moving house.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 1 Feb 2025

Spring Moon

The woman who commanded the room without a word.

A music teacher held a hall of children without shouting or force. True feminine power signals and places. It doesn’t ask.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 18 Dec 2024

The woman who commanded the room without a word.

On nitpicking

Nitpicking happens in the moment. Without thought. Without impact assessment. Without malice.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 24 Nov 2024

On nitpicking

This is what they’ll remember

They won’t remember our words. They’ll remember the rhythm. The stillness. The change. This is what remains.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 20 Oct 2024

This is what they’ll remember

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A publication about how women shape and hold the spaces around them.