Searching through old files on my hard drive is like getting lost in the metaphorical labyrinth: it’s a maze, but there’s a strange order to it all, and like those walking labyrinths that folks use as spiritual tools and a means of self-reflection, I also feel a … [Read more...]

It’s Sunday morning here, and Saturday evening for all you folks back home in the States.  I had a long night of strange dreams.  Men coming back from the dead, warnings about earthquakes, spooky houses.  I think there was a marriage proposal, too, but I … [Read more...]

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  Mine was delightful, though I have to admit that when you’re out of the country, and not around all the usual reminders that a holiday is coming, those special days kind of slip up on you without much warning.  No … [Read more...]

I said in a recent interview that truth is stranger than fiction, and that (to paraphrase) setting fantasy stories in our contemporary urban world isn’t that difficult because of that strangeness, because there is so much that already exists that goes beyond our various … [Read more...]

Released in June 2010.  Think mermen.  … [Read more...]

TED: Technology, Entertainment, Design. I attended TedxBeijing on Friday—a half-day event that featured a dozen speakers from a dozen different professions, all of whom spoke to the attendees about passion.  Passion in work, passion in life.  Some quotes I … [Read more...]

I was at Pan Jia Yuan today (the Beijing Dirt Market).  Here are some pictures.  No commentary—I think most speak for themselves. … [Read more...]

I’m at O’Hare in Chicago, waiting for my flight to Beijing.  I was supposed to leave yesterday, but after a major mishap on United’s part—and I mean, it was ugly—I left this morning, bright and early.  I don’t know how easy … [Read more...]

Today is the first day of NaNoWriMo. Consider me an unofficial participant.  I won’t just be writing a novel, but a novel and several comic books.  Maybe some other stuff.  My biggest struggle will be with time management and just letting go of the internal … [Read more...]

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