How a terrible physics student attempts to understand block time
In my Asian Literature class, I used to teach a unit on my favorite writer, Jhumpa Lahiri, combining some of
What teenagers can teach us about sincerity and gift-giving
The second unit of my Creative Writing class, the one that brings us to winter break, is poetry. For eight
Divided attention
This Monday was a tough day at school. We are nearing the end of the semester and I had several
How translation can save us / Is translation even possible?
Earlier this month, I attended a week-long translation workshop in Tainan, co-hosted by the British Center for Literary
A mouth at the door - an invitation
When writing fiction, I ask students to begin with a question – what does your main character want? And what is
The kids are all right (plus an embedded writing exercise for you to try!)
At the start of the year, I always ask my literature students – a mix of juniors and seniors – how many
To the rain
It’s been raining incessantly in Taipei. Even for a climate with high humidity, a fall typhoon season, and a
The one in the middle is the green kangaroo
Our younger son, S, has moved into his older brother’s empty bedroom. In the beginning, when I saw the
Community is built one person at a time.
If I’m not near my notebook when I come across a good line – usually, when I’m listening to
The poetry of a really good sandwich
I host a weekly faculty and staff writing group where I offer an optional prompt and people either write to
