Ru by Kim Thuy
8 min @ Rooster cafe
Sao Mai had cheated to get where she was. The remedies weren’t hers to claim but the dead can’t talk. Even if her mother had been able to denounce her, who would translate the shrill accusations of a half blind Cantonese witch? The magic wasn’t mysterious. Every ancient culture has brews and balms to soothe and heal. Placebos give peace of mind if the pungency is offensive enough. But now she was committing the remedies to print, claiming the recipes for her own posterity. Sao Mai needed Soo Fa’s blessing. She needed to ensure the venture would not be cursed before she met the editor.
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