Archive - Sherry Ning

April 2025

Confessions of an only child

I'm playing the villain, baby, just like you want! —Angelina Jolie in "Girl, Interrupted"

Apr 30 •

SOLICITED ADVICE #6: Summoning the alter ego?

I removed the paywalls on GOLDEN FRUIT, my first novel-in-progress. I really want you to read it.

Apr 28 •

Don't look too closely, love

On a scale of "I'd-die-for-you romance" to "Hinge makes me feel spiritually ran through", what is your outlook on love?

Apr 23 •

SOLICITED ADVICE #5: How to balance curiosity with discipline?

My Year of Lore and Locking In

Apr 19 •

How close should you hold your friends?

Thoughts on proximity from an old college story

Apr 18 •

Falling out of love

The extraction of cupid’s arrow is a costly and painful procedure, often requiring assistance from a soul surgeon, be it a best friend, a therapist, a…

Apr 16 •

Tickets to my “Lolita” online salon and live reading night in Toronto

Apr 15 •

SOLICITED ADVICE #4: Getting paid readers?

Send your questions to askingsherry@gmail.com and each week I'll pick one to answer here:

Apr 12 •

This is part 2 of a story about an affair between Otto and Nina, a man with money and a young mistress with a great capacity for cruelty.

Apr 9 •

SOLICITED ADVICE #3: Recognizing achievement?

Send your questions to askingsherry@gmail.com and each week I'll pick one to answer here:

Apr 5 •

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