Author Archives: James
Passing Time
Everyone in the hospital has a story. A sick parent, dying of cancer. Returning home for months to take care of an ill child. An aunt, a friend, a lover. Maybe it is the thing we can most relate to … Continue reading
Posted in 2021, 2021-10, San Diego, Uncategorized
Tagged california, English, photography, travel
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Tea and Pineapples
I need a scooter. Getting out of the city here isn’t nearly as easy as it was in Taipei. A lot of the good trails have no buses or trains to access them. And the ones we could, tend to … Continue reading
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Beginning Again
Settling in here was easier in a lot of ways than I expected. Not just because I’ve built a life so many times now, but because I know I can’t leave. It’s not a prison so much as a haven, … Continue reading
Christmas in Quarantine
Two weeks in quarantine isn’t hard when you know there’s something amazing waiting on the other side. I’m still surprised it’s finally happening, there were so many times when things were about to grind to a halt that I started … Continue reading
Posted in 2020-12, Taichung
Tagged English, Quarantine, Taichung, Taiwan, teaching, TEFL, travel
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The Song of Lucius 