About Allison Pang
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Hello Kitty Connoisseur.I write the Abby Sinclair UF series, published by Pocket Books, the IronHeart Chronicles and the ongoing Fox & Willow webcomic at Sad Sausage Dogs. Represented by Jess Regel of Helm Literary.
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Apr
23
The Keeper of Memories
Posted in grief, memories, mom
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Against the betterment of my diet, I bought a package of circus peanuts at the store this week. The original orange ones. My grandmother used to give them to me and my brother when I was very young and we went to visit her at her tiny beach house on LBI in the summer. It’s funny how something that really tastes so craptacular can still have the power to transport me back to that time. So I eat the whole damn bag, each bite releasing a moment I haven’t given thought to in a very long time. I remember the green sofa I used to sleep on sometimes – the one that always had sand on it, no matter how many times I’d try to brush it off. The tiny swindle glasses that I was allowed to use to drink real Pepsi. The ceramic chicken-shaped bowls I would eat scrambled…
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Apr
16
That Time of Year
Posted in mom
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I’ve attempted to rewrite this blog post several times today and it’s just not working. There’s nothing particularly pithy about grief, honestly – or the way people deal with it. Or don’t deal with it, sometimes. I keep mine shuttered very deeply most of the time. But it’s here now, poking at the surface. And it will be for the next few weeks. It’s just how I work, I guess.…
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