The Games We Play
Movies always show groups of old men sitting around playing board games in the park, but I had never seen it in real life. Then...
Lamp post At The End of the Chinese Garden
Coastal Chinese cities are a far cry from Narnia, but I still half-expected Mr. Tumnus to trot by when I spotted this lamp post in...
Glimpse of the Sea
Qingdao and Seattle have a lot in common. One of my favorite things at home is turning a corner and getting a perfectly framed view...
A Tragedy Waiting to Happen
Long ago, I told the tragic story of the Brief, Wondrous Life of Princess Lilac. Recently, I stumbled on this image from that brief golden...
I Fly a Kite
Memory is a funny thing. A few years ago I read a book in which one character famously never danced. Everyone in the book agreed...