

The Dream of the Red Chamber Book Club
I’m looking out the window of my quarters, the Writer-in-Residence suite, on the second floor of the college residence hall, watching the...
D.T.
Sep 10, 2022


The Anglicising of Lao Zou
Lao Zou, that’s me: Lao means “old” in Chinese, and Zou is my name, which rhymes with “go.” The idea of lao is quite different in China...
D.T.
Apr 27, 2022


The “People” Pencil Cases of Bruce 2nd
Bruce Lee Torizawa's studio in Kyoto’s Arashiyama district is a cornucopia of patterns, colours, fabrics, images and symbols. But no...
E.P.
Apr 5, 2022


Remembering Lao Wu
Spring flowers and autumn moons; When is it to end? How many past events Can one recall? …Let me enquire: How much sorrow? Like a river...
D.T.
Jul 29, 2020


Dinner Party
Last week, Friday evening, Linda and I went to a dinner, invited by a woman whom we hardly knew. It was one of those invitations to...
D.T.
May 19, 2019