100 Days of Christmas
Every day is exactly the same again. I fight through the daily necessities of maintaining my body and our home, trying to carve time for my work, my writing, and my guitar. My pajamas are […]
The Slow Regard & Stillness of the Way
It’s 8:30 pm, Tuesday, November 8, and Xiaolin and I leave the school to walk after dinner. We’ve been eating light for dinner, so tonight was a few steamed sweet potatoes and some fried broccoli […]
Kai’s Diary: Que Sera, Sera, but What is What is? October 8, 2022
I awake, bleary-eyed, and pull my phone under the covers. I fish around under the pillow, find one earbud, and slip it into my ear. I will need some powerful morning music to leave the […]
Big News Tease… drumroll please
(Teaser artwork by the very talented and Critical Role famous Adrián Ibarra) After years of daydreaming, worldbuilding, draft writing, book workshopping, beta reading, revising, and more, I’m over-the-moon-thrilled to be teasing my next book release for the end of 2022! More info, including preorder info, will be released soon! Watch this space.
When Tested by Fire, Heat, Pandemic and Drought, Chongqing Stands Stronger Together
In a city under siege from drought, forest fires, low electricity, heat weaves, water shortages and a virus pandemic outbreak, Chongqing stands strong and never gives up.
Kai’s Diary, August 23: As Chongqing the Furnace Broils, We Pray for Rain
Kai pontificates on being 43, under a 1000-year-old tree, while his dog steps on a B. Chongqing is roasting, but we hope and pray for rain…
