Blogs

Communing with Wizards in Myanmar

Communing with Wizards in Myanmar

On the trail of Burmese wizards

The Snorgh Gets a Makeover

The Snorgh Gets a Makeover

The Snorgh and the Sailor is being re-released on the 12th anniversary of its first publication

Everywhere is Exotic, Everywhere is Mundane

Everywhere is Exotic, Everywhere is Mundane

Navigating between dreams of elsewhere and dreams of home.

A Strange Collaboration

A Strange Collaboration

Completing Elee Kirk's "Snapshots of Museum Experience" in the years after her death

The Duracell Bunny and the Deputy Political Commissar

The Duracell Bunny and the Deputy Political Commissar

In which I give a speech about Viagra and the Duracell Bunny for the benefit of the Deputy Political Commissar of the Armed Police General Armament Department.

A. C. Graham on the Uses of Divination

A. C. Graham on the Uses of Divination

A note on divination from the scholar of Chinese philosophy, A. C. Graham

Under the Radar, Close to the Ground

Under the Radar, Close to the Ground

So, I'm leaving academia. Let's see what happens next.

New Year Thoughts on Grief and Friendship

New Year Thoughts on Grief and Friendship

Grief, friendship, Chinese food and the turning of the year.

The Cheerfulness that Keeps Breaking Through

The Cheerfulness that Keeps Breaking Through

In memory of Leonard Cohen and Elee Kirk.

A Poem for Elee

A Poem for Elee

A translation of a poem by Zhang Rong, in memory of Elee Kirk.

The Flaws of Writers

The Flaws of Writers

The medieval Chinese writer on the flaws of writers.

On Vacation: Reeling in the Mind

On Vacation: Reeling in the Mind

Nourishing life to nourish your writing, and nourishing writing to nourish your life.