Two and a half months ago, I turned fifty. Michael threw me two parties. One was […]
After 25 or so years of living in vast, sprawling cities, far, far away- as far away as my impulses to dive into the unknown and unexpected could take me-- I have landed with a thud...
This is Nanaimo in the snow. This is one of the many bear-frequented trails that run […]
Ten years ago, approximately, I left Istanbul, and along with a city that I loved/loathed, […]
About a year ago, probably longer, I announced that I would be revisiting the 100 Happy […]
I wasn’t sure if China wanted me back. The fact that I managed to set […]
Well now. Shanghai. Yo. I’m flying in to Pudong International sometime tomorrow afternoon, after nearly […]
This is not a rant. This is an open question/discussion prompt. A week or two […]
One of the downsides to writing every three or six or eight months is that […]
When I decided to reopen the cobwebbed vaults of my semi-abandoned online hiding space, I first […]
Hi. You might remember me from such posts as that one six months ago, back when […]
I’ve been sick for the past two or three (maybe four?) weeks. One of those fun, […]