Let’s be positive:

… This year, there’s absolutely no chance my in-laws will try to tempt me with a big, uncomfortable birthday dinner in a Chinese restaurant.

… With all the lockdowns and quarantines, people are desperate for entertainment. This could be the perfect timing to start querying agents and publishers again! (I also have a short story to download for free, if you’re bored…)

… We have enough toilet paper at home.

Both of my parents and my two siblings remembered my birthday, a rare occurrence in our family.

… I’m home for my birthday, just as planned when the virus didn’t even exist.

… I made it back to Canada from Chile during the COVID-19 pandemic, after a long, crazy flight—but that’s a story for tomorrow!

Ottawa, March 21, 2020
Ottawa, March 21, 2020
Ottawa, March 21, 2020
Ottawa, March 21, 2020

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20 Comments

  1. B Sewart March 22, 2020 at 2:13 am

    Welcome home.

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    1. Zhu March 22, 2020 at 2:50 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. I Say Oui March 22, 2020 at 11:40 am

    Happy Birthday!! Glad you made it home!

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    1. Zhu March 23, 2020 at 11:11 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  3. Claribel March 22, 2020 at 2:12 pm

    Happy birthday Juliette!!!

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    1. Zhu March 23, 2020 at 11:11 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  4. Toun Baloon March 22, 2020 at 3:09 pm

    Joyeux anniversaire, et merci pour le partage!

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    1. Zhu March 23, 2020 at 11:11 pm

      Merci!

      Reply
  5. Martin Penwald March 22, 2020 at 4:22 pm

    Happy prime numbered birthday!

    For tomorrow’s post about your flight back, we expect Adventures! Excitment! Mystery! Old Curses! or else we’ll be veeeeery disappointed.

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    1. Zhu March 23, 2020 at 11:13 pm

      The “fun” part is coming, I promise!

      Reply
  6. Lexie March 23, 2020 at 12:00 pm

    Joyeux anniversaire ! Et bon retour chez nous, contente que tu sois bien arrivée.

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    1. Zhu March 23, 2020 at 11:14 pm

      Merci!

      Reply
  7. kiky March 23, 2020 at 10:59 pm

    Selamat Ulang Tahun! all the best!

    Reply
  8. Cara March 30, 2020 at 3:38 pm

    Joyeux anniversaire (avec pas mal de retard) !
    Tu as tout à fait raison d’essayer de voir le bon côté des choses 🙂

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    1. Zhu March 31, 2020 at 12:53 am

      I’m trying to… be wiser? Oh, screw it. Week two, it sucks 😆

      Reply
  9. N April 1, 2020 at 8:22 am

    Happy birthday, joyeux anniversaire, feliz cumple…. So glad you are back home !

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    1. Zhu April 2, 2020 at 2:41 am

      Aaaww, thank you!

      Reply
  10. Christiane April 9, 2020 at 4:53 pm

    HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY !!!

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    1. Zhu April 10, 2020 at 10:27 pm

      It’s never too late! 😉

      Reply
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