This is a long time coming, but friends and family have asked to see photos of the apartment in Paris where I stayed last month. It seems like a lifetime ago, maybe because I've been mostly on the road this summer. I just sent my agent 85,000 words of my revised manuscript for … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Hong Kong Shop Cats
Even though up until quite recently I was a cat owner for 13 years, I can't say I'm the epitome of a cat person. It took a long time for me to agree to get a cat for my son Jake when he was four. But it all worked out well and I was with our cat until the very end.It's not … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Leavers
Twenty years ago I met a graduate student from MIT at the outdoor canteen (cafeteria) just next to the Olympic-sized swimming pool at my grad school in Hong Kong. She was researching early language acquisition and how even if someone stops using a language acquired at young age, … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Last Friday, I spent the afternoon in the West Village and Soho with my niece and her friend. We walked around, had lunch, and went to a salon so the girls could get their hair done. When I saw this block of brownstones and the beautiful blooming flowers, I thought it really … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
I have to confess that I fell in love with this book after one glance at its cover when my friend Christine posted it on social media. And after reading it, the story completely lives up to its cover.Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (William Morrow, 2017) is a fun yet … [Read more...]
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