Creating my next book has me considering a Frame Narrative style for the fifteen/sixteen chapters in six or so main sections that I’ll be putting together a bit like the last book with the pictures of China. And, so what that made me think about is the Voice. The voice of the book needs to have particular ears perked for it, in my mind anyway. You’ll notice that I mentioned many who helped with that in the last one. While…
A lot is written below that I’ve provided links to for formal context, because I don’t want to be just saying stuff without citations, but (other than the first one about a 7-year old girl who studies under her parents’ food stall) feel free to skip them if you know the back story. Also, there is a poem at the end for you. I’m in a place that uses stories like this one to stay strong: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/8jBlRVXXMXtWnyeMVXD9fwI’m chilled by it….
I figured out why I’m having a tough time writing in this blog. I’m trying to over-think it all. That, and November was a horrible month. I’ve been trying to figure out if there’s a narrative that I need to be able to name, something of a theme that I can offer, something like Keeping Goats. Honestly, while I love the idea of being able to tell you about what I’m going to be writing about, I don’t know. Life…
Today is a rainy day in Wenzhou. I wish I could send my rains to California. All I can do is hope they get there soon to calm the fires that are raging through the region. Here, the problem of air quality is the norm. These numbers that you share of 350ppi and such are numbers that I’m familiar with. I’ve owned a variety of masks through the years. I’d say that getting some would be a good idea. Rainy…