Xi Jinping is giving a lot of thought to his people’s future – and the future of Planet Earth into the 21st century. (Image by Tavis Coburn The New Yorker) Join Jeff for his 44 Days Radio Sinoland Show. He discusses news and events about China, at home and around the world –…
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…
On 2014.3.17, Jeff J. Brown, author of 44 Days Backpacking in China, gave a talk at the International School of Beijing Parent-Teacher Association. Sweeping in scope, Jeff’s ISB talk is a deeply personal, soul searching and boundary breaking presentation. It will challenge your notions of the human condition, as he compares the history and…
The cover of Deena Stryker’s autobiography. (image by Deena Stryker) The overriding sensation in reading Deena Stryker’s amazing autobiography, Lunch with Fellini, Dinner with Fidel, is one of pinching yourself, Can this all be true? Why isn’t she well known, on TV and in the…
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