A kettle is gurgling and sending clouds of vapor toward the ceiling, steaming up the… Read the postOn Winter and a Kitchen
(A preparation of kokorec in Istanbul, Turkey, a photo by Huseyin Aysan) I have been a… Read the postTo Eat Or Not To Eat?
Dear L., since I left China I experience recurring bouts of nostalgia for this far-away… Read the postOn China, Nostalgia and Chinatown
Dear H.S., around two years ago you advised me to visit Sarajevo. I jotted down… Read the postA Piece of East in the West
Ochre colored hills rise on both sides of the valley. Behind them, white-capped peaks build… Read the postThe Himalaya
Dear A., I started writing about trees and remembered you and an old fir tree… Read the postA Comfort Tree
(A tree penjing (“tray scenery”) in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (2009) I have a friend in… Read the postOn Roots and Plants
(Hangzhou, Zheziang, China, 2009) Dear L., The photo I’ve sent you yesterday reminded me of… Read the postSweet Home China
Dear L., I’ve been going through my archives and found a photo, which might interest… Read the postKids and Kirti