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The Paper Tiger: September 2013
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Semi-random musings, links and conversation about writing, politics and China. Monday, September 02, 2013. Originally published on Murder is Everywhere, 8/18/13. I've been wanting to write a post about the Bo Xilai scandal. Bo is the former. Gu Kailai and Bo Xilai. And then his wife, Gu Kailai, a lawyer once known as the "Jackie Kennedy of China" murdered a British businessman. At least, that's the story. The story goes that Heywood and Gu Kailai had a falling out, with Heywood demanding more money for h...
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The Paper Tiger: July 2014
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Semi-random musings, links and conversation about writing, politics and China. Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Tony Gwynn, and a writer's work. If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, you've probably noticed that I posted a lot of articles and photos about Tony Gwynn, one of the greatest hitters in baseball, after his untimely passing. Tony formed a great friendship with Ted Williams, who considered Gwynn the best hitter since, well, Ted Williams. He loved San Diego, and San Diego loved him back. It was reall...
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The Paper Tiger: June 2014
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Semi-random musings, links and conversation about writing, politics and China. Sunday, June 01, 2014. I'm pretty sure some novels are written in dog years. I'm wiped out. I feel kind of like that guy up there, except not as perky. But I am similarly exultant. You're the creator of your own success or the cause of your own failure. External circumstances can make the process easier or harder—or sometimes, impossible. But there's no one who can get that book out of you but you. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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The Paper Tiger: On the border...
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Semi-random musings, links and conversation about writing, politics and China. Wednesday, December 17, 2014. As always, click to embiggen). Or, Tijuana was there, but it was "The Other," the place where you went to engage in transgressive behavior, to get drunk, gamble, go to donkey shows, do things you wouldn't do at home. I remember one time when I was in college, and I was driving a friend home around 11 at night, and somehow missed his exit. Let's go to Mexico," he mumbled, half-asleep. And since I'd...
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The Paper Tiger: Things seen in China...
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Semi-random musings, links and conversation about writing, politics and China. Tuesday, November 11, 2014. Things seen in China. Sometimes I think I should have learned photography. I like taking pictures, having that frame to put around the world. It's a lot easier, at times, to share experiences of other places through photos than it is to write about them. This is a blurry night shot done with that outdated smartphone, but I was so taken by the scene. Rather than having tables or blankets, a lot o...
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The Paper Tiger: November 2014
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Semi-random musings, links and conversation about writing, politics and China. Tuesday, November 11, 2014. Things seen in China. Sometimes I think I should have learned photography. I like taking pictures, having that frame to put around the world. It's a lot easier, at times, to share experiences of other places through photos than it is to write about them. This is a blurry night shot done with that outdated smartphone, but I was so taken by the scene. Rather than having tables or blankets, a lot o...
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The Paper Tiger: December 2013
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Semi-random musings, links and conversation about writing, politics and China. Tuesday, December 03, 2013. Originally published on Murder Is Everywhere). When I go to China, I can always count on a couple of good taxi driver stories. Okay, I realize that taxi driver stories are kind of a cliche, but hey, Thomas Friedman has made a pundit fortune on them, so why not me? Here's my first of the trip. Story #1. BEIJING. Do you mind if I go a different way? Fine by me, I told him. You know better than I do.
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The Paper Tiger: October 2013
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Semi-random musings, links and conversation about writing, politics and China. Tuesday, October 29, 2013. Feeling So Vibrant I Gotta Wear Shades. I'm headed to China shortly and should have some fresh, China-related material to post soon, Great Firewall permitting. In the meantime, I've been thinking about more mundane matters. Specifically, where the hell am I going to live? Venice stories, I haz them. But ultimately, a novelist like me couldn't afford to live in a place like that. But talk about insane...
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The Paper Tiger: August 2013
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Semi-random musings, links and conversation about writing, politics and China. Sunday, August 18, 2013. Originally published on Murder Is Everywhere, Aug. 11 2013. But I'm not here to write about Buttonwillow, or even Coalinga! No, I'm going to talk a little about the Chinese phenomena of "shanzhai." - 山寨。"Shanzhai" literally means "mountain fastness, a fortified mountain village." Colloquially it means "outside of government supervision," and "pirated or knockoff.". But in China shanzhai. Then there's t...
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The Paper Tiger: December 2014
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Semi-random musings, links and conversation about writing, politics and China. Wednesday, December 17, 2014. As always, click to embiggen). Or, Tijuana was there, but it was "The Other," the place where you went to engage in transgressive behavior, to get drunk, gamble, go to donkey shows, do things you wouldn't do at home. I remember one time when I was in college, and I was driving a friend home around 11 at night, and somehow missed his exit. Let's go to Mexico," he mumbled, half-asleep. And since I'd...
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