ESSAYS/NEWS
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Billy Jack Took Off His Boots
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My father showed me Billy Jack when I was seven. It took me years, and one remark from Ruth, to see what the boots scene…
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The Ink, the Autoclave, and the Beacon on My Arm
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On Daytona Beach, Jack Nicholson’s face, and why a man who cannot read Chinese carries a tamper-proof legal numeral on one arm and two sets…
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Left on the Shelf
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The Space Between the Wall and the Stove, and Why My Wife Almost Ended Up There When I first came to Hong Kong, I did…
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Trevor, the K-Car, and the Banana: How My Wife Met One of My Best Friends and Nearly Left Me at Disney
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Trevor, the K-Car, and the Banana: How My Wife Met One of My Best Friends and Nearly Left Me at Disney On first impressions, soft…
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The Seventh Month
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On ghosts, property values, and the woman at the desk in Orlando who was not supposed to be there. The dead walk among us. In…
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The Suitcase of Bricks
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There is a moment, and I can tell you the exact moment, when I stopped believing that my way of doing things was the correct…
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The Number: Hong Kong’s Favorite Weather Event
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The Number In most cities, a storm is a nuisance. In Hong Kong, it’s a spectator sport. I want to tell you about the first…
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My Wife Has Notes
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I wrote a post about Hong Kong. I ranked ten things I love about it and I put them in order and I called the…
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The Thirty-Seven Steps and the Wooden Clog
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A reflective essay on shoes, identity, marriage, and the selves we carry between Adams and Hong Kong.