I am pleased to announce that my first fiction piece has been published by the China writers’ collective, The Anthill. Please find it here, enjoy and leave a comment if you wish. Hyperlink: Beige Spirit Synopsis: Xiao Ding’s struggles with a horse he learned to dominate during adolescence paralleled his parents’ incredibly…
Beige Spirit (image by rubberontheroad.org) I submitted my first every fiction work, Beige Spirit to a China writers’ collective. They liked it a lot but thought it was too long and the beginning way too slow. Now that I’ve rewritten it, I couldn’t agree with them more. Herewith is Beige Spirit, revamped to…
A story of fiction… It was not until many years later that Xiao Ding (Little Ding) understood exactly what happened during his parents’ lives. At the age of twelve-thirteen, all he sensed was that his time on Earth could have been worse, a lot worse. Xiao Ding’s parents were members of a fateful…
Delicious, home cooked, fresh and piping hot food is available everywhere you turn when traveling in China. Here is an open air roadside restaurant on the way from Chengdu to Kangying, in Sichuan Province. Photo from the book, 44 Days, by Jeff J. Brown. Listen to Jeff talk about some of…
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