February 20, 2021
The Jeweled Lotus
A thief unwittingly stirs up memories of a distant past. This story, spanning oceans and generations, is the winner of the Reunions travel writing competition.…
October 20, 2019
Shanghai Fever
Despite illness and inconvenience, a traveler is determined to experience all that Shanghai has to offer Sleeping in the Shanghai Pudong International Airport overnight only…
September 9, 2019
This is Rural Sichuan
While volunteering among earthquake survivors in rural Sichuan, our writer discovers that the "real" China is both beautiful and confronting. “Lushan is a nice village.…
October 5, 2017
An Outsider Walks the Streets [Six Months in Sichuan Part 3]
This series details six months the author spent as a student in Chengdu, the capital of China's Sichuan province, in 2014. Part 1. Part 2.…
September 26, 2017
China Will Not Be Defeated [Six Months in Sichuan Part Two]
This series details six months I spent as a student in Chengdu the capital of China's Sichuan province, in 2014. Read part 1 here. When…
June 27, 2017
Six Months in Sichuan Part One: A Phone Call in Tibet
Vibrant blue and yellow prayer flags were wrapped around an ugly metal pylon. The thin fabric shook frantically in the wind, as if electrified…
January 10, 2017
“Master Worker, Take Me to the Pandas” – A Story of Chengdu
A Highway on the Outskirts of Chengdu, China. December 2016. The taxi driver attacked the road with staccato fury, charging forward into every gap,…
December 16, 2016
Reflections on China from the Tokyo Tower
We hightailed it outta Tianjin through smog that caught in your throat, erased buildings barely 50 meters away, and tinged everything with a sickly orange-brown…
