Author

J.Y. Tao

J.Y. Tao is a second generation Taiwanese-American writer born and raised in Los Angeles County.

Secrets

Don’t Think, Just Drink!

J.Y. Tao

A firewine drinking song often heard during cold nights at the Ale & Marrow

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Secrets

The Dyfwrych Difference

J.Y. Tao

A jingle heard all throughout the Bazaar!

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Q&As

J.Y. Tao on “The Sixth Taste”

Benjamin Reeves and J.Y. Tao

Q&A with JY Tao

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Secrets

A Journey’s End

J.Y. Tao

An anonymous poem left by a traveler in lieu of payment for a firewine tab at the Stone's Way Inn.

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Stories

The Sixth Taste

J.Y. Tao

The tenderest meats are cooked low and slow — and with a dash of profane love for seasoning.

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The tenderest meats are cooked low and slow — and with a dash of profane love for seasoning . . .

Who goes there?!

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