Some cultural diehards insist on clinging to the antiquated American 1950’s sitcom notion of “a nuclear family”; one father, one mother, and a combination of siblings roughly divided up to make the average norm of 2.5 children. But there are some cultures in which this notion of family would s[...]
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January 31st, 2010 - 5:26 pm § in Uncategorized
Betel Nut Ingénue
The following is a short story from my first book, Vignettes of Taiwan (Things Asian Press, 2006). The story is currently being made into a film in Taiwan. Director Tobie Openshaw and I have been working feverishly on the final screenplay, which will veer somewhat from the original story. I am keepi[...]
November 16th, 2009 - 12:17 am § in Uncategorized
LA Chinatown Erhu Player
Rohini Kapil and I came across this amazing Erhu (Chinese 2-string violin) player in Los Angeles Chinatown. His style is absolutely wild, manic almost, and the music he plays a far cry from the more sedate classical Chinese erhu heard in most concert halls. During a break in the music (unrecorded,) [...]
November 15th, 2009 - 1:14 am § in Uncategorized
Bobby Furst’s Garage Harp
Among the places the group visited today was the garage / home / studio of Bobby Furst, where I found and proceeded to beat the shit out of this amazing steel harp. Bobby is an artist who’s lived in the high desert since 2005. His specialty is creating artwork from castaway items. While much o[...]
May 10th, 2009 - 12:10 am § in Uncategorized
Milky Teats of Serendipity
I originally gave this story the title “Plate Zero Shrimp” (Repo Man Reference) but decided this tale of the delusion, lattice of coincidence and goat’s milk starring me, Lee Kuan Yew and Ma Ying-Jeou would be better served with another title. I doubt it’s Asia Literary Revie[...]
