I know. I’ve been delaying this next part of my story. I’ve hinted, but I keep avoiding the point. It was a bit of a traumatic experience, so talking about it is difficult because of the ordeal and, more importantly, because it doesn’t make me look incredibly bright. I’ve tried to offer plenty of excuses,Continue reading “My life in China, Part 5- The first 4 days”
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My life in China, Part 4- A bit about Baoding
I will continue with my adventure after leaving the airport in Beijing shortly, but I just wanted to take a moment and give some context to the place I will call home for the remainder of this multi-part story. Baoding city in Hebei Province is no Beijing or Shanghai. I doubt many outside of ChinaContinue reading “My life in China, Part 4- A bit about Baoding”
My life in China, Part 3- Arrival
So, the journey continues (check out Part 1 and Part 2). I am landing in Beijing, watching fireworks going off all around. After months of planning and various bumps in the road, I am finally in China! It is hard to get across the excitement at this point. I am setting off on a hugeContinue reading “My life in China, Part 3- Arrival”
My life in China, Part 2- Frantic calls
So as I detailed in my last post, they canceled my flight, forcing me to reschedule the departure on my great adventure to the next day. It is leaving early, and after the day’s events, it is already well into the night, but I still have a mission. Somehow I need to let Hebei UniversityContinue reading “My life in China, Part 2- Frantic calls”
My life in China, Part 1- Getting there
Way back in the winter of 2004 and 2005, I probably made the most significant decision of my life. I decided to move to China. I would spend the next two years living in the Middle Kingdom, teaching CEO’s, college and high school students, and even kindergartners. I got married, was absorbed into a ChineseContinue reading “My life in China, Part 1- Getting there”
December update!
It’s been a while, and I thought I should give a quick update. I know it might seem like it, but I haven’t fallen off the face of the Earth. I’m still putting words on the page, but as I’m completing my latest novel, it has been taking all my attention and free time. So,Continue reading “December update!”
Turkey Bones
Relish the expectation because when what you desire finally comes, it disappears quickly into memory. This thought came to mind while staring at an empty plate that was piled high with Thanksgiving fare just moments before. After weeks of waiting for a real Thanksgiving in-person with my family, it was shocking to have the mealContinue reading “Turkey Bones”
Gates
And just like that, the gate opens. You writers out there probably know what I mean. Last night was the first night in a while that I reached my daily writing goal (and passed it). I’m not going to lie to you. For the past month and a half, I’ve been struggling. I got lostContinue reading “Gates”
Well, I got lost
I know, I know. It has been forever since I wrote a blog post. Two weeks is an eternity in the blog space, but it went by in a wink for me. Last time, I talked about how detours suck (they still do). Well, the signage was poor, and I got completely lost. It allContinue reading “Well, I got lost”
Detours suck
Recently, I’ve faced a significant challenge in my current WIP, Son of the Morning (periodic updates here), and it has made progress slow going. I’ve been doing a lot of re-reading and spot-fixing these days to try and find an easy fix, but ultimately I’m looking at a substantial rewrite. Ugh. I was working alongContinue reading “Detours suck”
