MeiLin
/May-lin/ * (noun)​
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Origin: Cantonese Chinese
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1. A reader who reads past her bedtime and easily swoons over unexpected metaphors, clever endings, plot twists, and memorable characters.
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2. A writer of picture books and middle grade novels with characters who share her life experiences and emotional truths and those with adventures she wishes she can have.
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3. A soap maker who crafts soaps that look like food or geeky objects.
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4. An urban gardener working toward the goal of growing all the veggies and fruits her family eats.
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5. A friend to animals and insects except those that keep stealing her harvests without asking.
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6. A wife to a husband with opposite tastes in music and food and a mommy to two spunky little girls who fill her with gratitude and inspire mischievous ideas.
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7. A name given by her grandfather that means beautiful lotus in written Chinese.