Archive - Wallflower Chats

A Launch Event and a Preorder Gift!

Hello and a happy, humid spring to everyone!

May 26 • Thao Thai

Addicted to Nostalgia-Core

It's not NOT about the JNCO jeans.

May 18 • Thao Thai

Cats and Their Writers

A couple years ago, I wrote a post on writer essentials, but I neglected to add the most important desk accessory of all—a cat.

May 11 • Thao Thai

April 2026

The Extinction of Quiet

And all that noise shuts out.

Apr 21 • Thao Thai

March 2026

Time and Light and All That Sits In Between

8 of my favorite books about time travel

Mar 9 • Thao Thai

February 2026

What Unlikable Female Characters Tell Us About Ourselves

An interview with author Olivia Muenter

Feb 10 • Thao Thai and Olivia Muenter

November 2025

The Seekers of Deer Creek Book Cover

Cover art for a book about art

Nov 10, 2025 • Thao Thai

5 Books to Get You out of a Reading Rut

When you’re in a rut, it can feel impossible to see your way out.

Nov 3, 2025 • Thao Thai

October 2025

Becoming A Word Magpie

Like many, my first word was “ba”—or Dad, in Vietnamese—uttered in a rambling patter song that, perhaps, echoed the urgency of longing.

Oct 9, 2025 • Thao Thai

September 2025

A Time for Kindling

and the magic of catching sparks.

Sep 2, 2025 • Thao Thai

June 2025

The Seekers of Deer Creek

Coming summer 2026

Jun 26, 2025 • Thao Thai

March 2025

A Brief History of the Em Dash

Love ‘em or hate ‘em—this punctuation mark is here to stay.

Mar 4, 2025 • Thao Thai