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Hi, I’m Dory Loomis — a Chinese-Filipino American writer based in California, telling real-life stories with humor, heart, and the occasional meltdown that becomes wisdom later.
Chuckles & Dagger is my creative journal and writing home. Here you’ll find honest essays about family and second chances, sarcastic travel stories, comfort food moments, and the kind of life reflections you only discover after surviving a few plot twists.
✨ What This Blog Is About
This space is for anyone who loves:
- Travel stories that mix mishaps, nostalgia, and useful tips
- Emotional essays about resilience, healing, starting over, and midlife reinvention
- Real-life humor — marriage jokes, family chaos, culture clashes, overthinking, overpacking
- Comfort food moments and the stories behind the recipes
If you’ve ever rebuilt your life, laughed through stress, or been blindsided by a family reunion — you’re in the right place.
📍 Who I Am (The Quick Version)
- Writer, digital publisher, late bloomer, and recovering retail manager
- Filipino-Chinese roots, American heart, global wanderer soul
- Mom, grandma, storyteller, and lifelong reinventor
- Publisher of bilingual children's books + adult coloring journals
- A woman who deeply believes humor is survival and storytelling is healing
I write because the world is messy — and saying things out loud helps make sense of it.
🌍 Where to Start Reading
1. Travel Stories
Funny, heartfelt, sometimes chaotic — always honest. Perfect if you love itineraries, island discoveries, cruise diaries, or “I definitely didn’t plan that” moments.
2. Life Essays
Midlife, motherhood, blended families, healing, identity, and second chances — the heart of this blog.
3. Recipes & Food Moments
Comfort bakes, quick meals, and the sentimental stories attached to the kitchen mess.
💛 My Promise
I don’t pretend life is perfect. I write the truth — sometimes funny, sometimes tender, always real.
If my stories make you laugh, feel seen, or breathe a little easier… that’s the entire point.
📬 Find Me Elsewhere
- This Might Be Therapy — emotional essays + deeper writing
- In My Defense — witty commentary + humor pieces
Welcome to Chuckles & Dagger. Grab a story. Stay awhile. You’re home.
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