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Literature and art find online home Hong Kong Jeff Zroback and Tammy Ho came up with the idea of an online journal two years ago. They notic... -
Photo by Alex Pander Cyril Wong speaks to SCMP's Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop about his new and first book of short stories, Let Me Tell Yo... -
We are very pleased to announce Cha 's nominations for the Pushcart Prize 2011. The sixth nominee was selected based on readers' v... -
In The Anatomy of Influence (2011), Harold Bloom reminisces about W.H. Auden: I treasure ruefully some memories of W.H. Auden that go back... -
1934 Magritte Le Viol 72x54 cm The following is Susan Gubar's interpretation of Magritte's painting (above) in her article "... -
By Sam Nallen Copley Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Probably no one who attempts suicide…is fully aware of all his motives, which are usually too... -
We are very pleased to announce that Issue 31 of Cha is now available. We would like to thank guest editors Jason S Polley (poetry)...
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originally posted here CHINA: WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT COULD BE In an interview in 2008, I was asked whether my loyalty lay with "Hong Kon... -
due out in June 2016. - Cha: An Asian Literary Journal is now calling for submissions for Issue 32, scheduled for public... -
originally posted here THE CHINESE CURSE "May you live in interesting times." Thus goes the first part of the famous Chinese c...
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John le Carré - Sie Verlassen den Amerikanischen Sektor - Everyone knows the famous sign. It carries its fateful warning in four languages: English, Russian, French and German. YOU ARE LEAVING THE AMERICAN SE...
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Poetry workshops and presentations in Japan and China in April - A haiku presentation in Kariya, Japan (sister city of Mississauga) as a cultural exchange. Please check details: Polyphonic celebration for Mississauga’s 5...3 weeks ago
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BORDER COUNTRY and NEIGHBORS - Raymond Willimas' *Border Country *is a superb novel. I'm surprised that it's not better known. How does one measure the lives of an individual and thei...3 weeks ago
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JESUS OF NAZARETH AND THE FRENCH TURN TO GOD - Since it is Easter week, I have been watching *Jesus of Nazareth* again, that star-studded 1970s spectacle, that brings back wonderful memories of being 11...4 weeks ago
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Trust the Novel Writing (and Rewriting) Process - Two years ago, in March of 2022, after finally completing a sixth novel (set in Pompeii about an unusual friendship between an American backpacker an...
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Look out for 'Two Way Street' - Very pleased to hear that 'Two Way Street,' a short film I wrote has been named by Platform magazine as one of the shorts to look out for in 2024. Do look ...2 months ago
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Anticipating… “Mapping the Posthuman” - How about some (seemingly endless and shameless) self-promotion?! December 2023 will see the publication of my latest book. This one … Continue reading →5 months ago
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Myanmar Diaries – The Myanmar Film Collective - Myanmar Diaries is a hybrid film about life under the regime of terror in Myanmar in the aftermath of its military coup of February 1st, 2021, told through...1 year ago
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Divesh’s Journey - Divesh is an entrepreneur who loves solving problems. He was born in India and migrated to Australia at the young age of 21. His family background was on...1 year ago
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Strange Light: A Dispatch from Isolation - Here’s a link to a recent blog post I wrote for The Windhover. https://blogs.umhb.edu/windhover/2020/05/22/strange-light-a-dispatch-from-isolation-by-daniel...2 years ago
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The Paradine Case (1947) - *The Paradine Case* is quite a less known film within the celebrated director Hitchcock's work, which is strange, for it comes close in excellence to the...3 years ago
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Poems online - Hi. Here are some poems of mine published in journals and available to read online. Please click on the links to read. In most cases,…3 years ago
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BEFORE WE REMEMBER WE DREAM available now from Sahtu Press - My new collection *BEFORE WE REMEMBER WE DREAM *is available now from Sahtu Press. This is my first book in a hard-copy format in 7 years since *DEMO...
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Black Magic on Sushant - #SushantDeathMystery #SushantSinghRajpoot #blackmagic #RheaChakraborthy #Blackmagictruth #JusticeforSSR #JusticeforSushantSingRajput #JusticeForSushan...3 years ago
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Contoh Paragraf Persuasi Tentang Lingkungan Beserta Strukturnya - *Contoh Paragraf Persuasi Tentang Lingkungan Beserta Strukturnya* - pernahkah anda membaca teks pujukan? Pujukan atau pujukan bermaksud mengajak, memujuk...3 years ago
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An Even Dozen - Apt that on this of all days, I have an invitation from MUBI to watch Herzog's *Family Romance LLC * for free; a story in which the mother of a 12 year ol...
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Black Lives Matter in the Pacific, 2020 - Since the murder of George Floyd and the ensuing protests, I have read and viewed countless news articles, op-eds, solidarity statements, video webinars, s...
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"it was always October / in my throat." - “it was always October / in my throat.” - *To My Father / To My Unborn Son, Ocean Vuong (via thecenterwillnothold)*4 years ago
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Solstice Pursuits - In the dark, fish-smelling recesses of Hong Kong’s Aberdeen Harbour we turned a corner one night and came upon an unexpected sight: a makeshift, floating r...4 years ago
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The cover of A Tale Of Truths! - The cover of my rococo fairy tale novella A Tale Of Truths! Soon out from Bill Campbell’s Rosarium Publishing. The cover is ingeniously designed and beauti...
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&NOW Conference this weekend! - &NOW friendlies, I’ll be participating in two events: Saturday, Oct 6, 1-2:25p, ‘From Condensary to Essay,’ with Sarah Rosenthal, Jennifer Firestone & Dana...5 years ago
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Just how to Develop A Garden Box - Essay writing doesn’t should be hard. The most essential point is the truth that essay writing makes it possible to show your creativity using your imagina...5 years ago
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Of Endings and Beginnings - Closing in on some endings this week – it’s May, which means another school year is coming to a close, and I just finished reading To Kill A Mockingbird wi...5 years ago
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How do you remember? - I am writing tonight from a couch at the reception of the hostel where I am staying in Berlin– an area that doubles up as a nice bar/ hangout space. Behind...6 years ago
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Greg's 2017 Roundup - Hello, friends! It's that time of the year again where I emerge from the darkness and return to post on this trusty blog. Now I know I don't regularly post...6 years ago
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Days of Poetry and Wine 2017 starts tonight with readings and... - Days of Poetry and Wine 2017 starts tonight with readings and wine tastings!6 years ago
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silence - all but a third of the surface of sound is an ocean of silence rivers carve canyons of desire in what remains, every flood a memory of water ©Steven Schro...7 years ago
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Sadiquain in Intimate Moments - I had the privilege to attend the opening reception of a unique exhibition: "Sadiquain in Intimate Moments", courtesy of the Hashoo Group of Hotels. The d...
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Newsletter No. V: The Netflix Documentary Edition Or How to not be like Tom Cruise - THE PREAMBLE (Or WHY MENDELSOHN’S BREAKING HIS OWN RULES AND NOT RECOMMENDING ANY BOOKS THIS TIME): I tend to recommend the same books again and again for ...8 years ago
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Three Poems in The Sunflower Collective - The Sunflower Collective is the newest poetry initiative I know of. It’s not your usual poetry blog. And it’s not just poetry for the sake of poetry. There...8 years ago
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Werd Has Moved! - Hello, Werds! This is just a quick note to thank you for reading my blog and to inform you that I have moved shop to a new URL with a fancy new ‘do! For a...8 years ago
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Cultural compass: the habits of Chinese people - Having read this bullet list on Douban about the characteristics of Chinese people, I cannot resist writing a post on this. After all, I do agree with a lo...8 years ago
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#11 The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver - A reader recently compared my writing in *Gatekeeper *to Kingsolver’s. My agent was thrilled (what agent wouldn’t be?) while I am less convinced. I think ...
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A cup of fine tea: Jason S Polley’s “Constituent Command” - Jason S Polley’s “Constituent Command” [Read the poem here] (First published in Issue #25 of Cha) -This post is written by Zabrina Lo. photograph by Jaso...9 years ago
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reading, mis - Misreading can be enjoyable. The other day, I misread graves: Mother. Waiter. Photo: Gravestone, Mauriceville, New Zealand (At rest, I like, and the place...
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The Places We’ve Been: An Interview with Editor Asha Veal Brisebois - I was fortunate last year to have an essay, “Bunking With the Enemy,” included in The Places We’ve Been: Field Reports from Travelers Under 35, an antholog...
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First interview on Asiri's Quest - Daily News interview by Sachitra Mahendra. I spoke about exoticising local culture - not exorcising it. :-)10 years ago
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Some-such-made Jayate – Season One Review - I like Aamir as an actor. I am a little cross about Peepli Live. I still want my refund for Dhobi Ghat. I thought the kid coming back to life in Three Idio...11 years ago
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Get a $109 Amazon Kindle for $79! - Since I’m in the mood to sell things and since I could use the money, too, I’m going to let all my friends and readers of “Little Things” in on this deal...11 years ago
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A new website for Margaret - Margaret’s family has created a new website for her. Most of the content is from her blog, just re-organized, but there are also a few previously unpublish...12 years ago
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Fall Readings - I’m happy to be reading in Seattle and Minneapolis this fall. On Thursday, September 15 I will be reading with Kevin Minh Allen at the Courtyard Marriott i...12 years ago
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Kerry Leves - Last week, in the reluctant autumn sun our dear friend and fellow poet, Kerry Leves left us with memories, words and light, for the other side. Goodbye for...12 years ago
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FOOTPRINTS IN THE BAJRA a "first in Indian writing in English" - INDIAN LITERATURE (IL, 259), the flagship journal of Sahitya Akademi (national academy of letters, India) recently published a nice review to my book "FOOT...
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Farewell, and Thank You. - To our beloved community: Today marks the end of the adventure that has been Lantern Review. Getting to work on the magazine, the blog, our newsletter—all ...1 year ago
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AND THE DEAD SHALL RISE ... - After nearly ten years, my second novel, MEMENTO PARK, is about to come out, with blurbs from Salman Rushdie, Marisa Silver, Min Jin Lee and Joseph O'Neill...6 years ago
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2015 - I've not had time to blog properly in a long while, but this has become my main repository for the grotesque. If you're interested, please drop in. I don...
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An interview - I had the chance to interview Carol Guess and Kristina Marie Darling for Heavy Feather Review. It was a great time and I’m grateful to all involved.11 years ago
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