Category: blog

September 7, 2021

I’ve Got Questions for K.E. Flann

Editor’s Note: This exchange is part of a series of brief interviews with emerging writers of recent or forthcoming books. If you enjoyed it,…
September 4, 2021

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: Part 8

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: The Pandemic Just as COVID-19 was beginning to spread in China in November 2019, I was visiting Barcelona, Spain for…
September 2, 2021

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: Part 7

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: After the World Bank Although I liked my job very much, especially the travel (exhausting though it could be), I…
September 1, 2021

I’ve Got Questions for Cindy Maddox

Editor’s Note: This exchange is part of a series of brief interviews with emerging writers of recent or forthcoming books. If you enjoyed it,…
September 1, 2021

2021 Reading–August

Doesn’t everyone read more in August? The Best American Short Stories 2020, edited by Curtis Sittenfeld is the latest in this long-running series. I…
August 31, 2021

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: Part 6

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: Kazakhstan After ten years in Singapore (minus the year I spent in Los Angeles), I left my law firm and…
August 31, 2021

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: Part 6

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: At the World Bank When I returned from Kazakhstan—I chose not to renew my contract, or the project ended, or…
August 30, 2021

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: Part 5

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: Singapore As I was finishing law school, I interviewed for jobs with law firms. I was particularly interested in firms…
August 27, 2021

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: Part 4

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: Japanese After living in Korea for two years, I returned to the United States and went back to graduate school…
August 26, 2021

I’ve Got Questions for Jerry Mikorenda

Editor’s Note: This exchange is part of a series of brief interviews with emerging writers of recent or forthcoming books. If you enjoyed it,…