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Mystery Train: Translating Comics from Mandarin

Mystery Train: Translating Comics from Mandarin

Translating for Books from Taiwan

Death and Philosophy at the Wansha Performing Arts Centre

Death and Philosophy at the Wansha Performing Arts Centre

An update on my regular philosophy salon

Interview on Radio Taiwan International

Interview on Radio Taiwan International

An interview about our book of translations between Taiwanese and Gaelic

Interview With Taiwan Plus

Interview With Taiwan Plus

An interview on Taiwan's premier English-language news channel

Divination, Fate and Philosophy in Tainan

Divination, Fate and Philosophy in Tainan

A workshop on fate, and a new method of divination

Praise for Tâigael: Stories from Taiwanese & Gaelic

Praise for Tâigael: Stories from Taiwanese & Gaelic

Endorsements for our forthcoming book, from Taiwan and Scotland

Essay: Spring, Like Us, Grows Old

Essay: Spring, Like Us, Grows Old

An essay about poetry, language learning, and growing older

A Rude People Subjected to No Restraint

A Rude People Subjected to No Restraint

Violence and the Legacies of Colonialism

Confucius on the Art of Not Being Annoying

Confucius on the Art of Not Being Annoying

A note on the proper use of ritual

Tâigael Sounds: Audio Literature in Taiwanese and Gaelic

Tâigael Sounds: Audio Literature in Taiwanese and Gaelic

A grant from Creative Scotland, supporting our work in minoritised languages

A Short Note on Writing & Suffering

A Short Note on Writing & Suffering

Powerful writing arises not out of suffering, but out of questioning.

Out of Sight of Dry Land

Out of Sight of Dry Land

Gill Lewis's "A Story Like the Wind," storytelling, and testimony