This summer, I have plans to work on a new book. This one will be centering on my experiences living in Hong Kong, my life as a tai tai (a largely literal, yet somehow derogatory, term for a wife), and the demise of my so-called marriage.
In the past, I have frequently thought about writing a [...]
Reality, Made-up Memories and Memoir Writing
BIP (book in progress) fragment
Las Vegas, Nevada - September 27, 2003
Mark stood in front of me, blocking out the light from the low-hanging lamp over the desk. It wasn’t the best lighting, he told me, but it would have to do. As he put on his glasses and opened up the black case in front of him, I [...]
My New Book In Progress (hereafter known as BIP)
Would anyone read further, if this were the first paragraph of something?
It all started with my father. At least that is what I tell myself as I stand on the roof deck, staring out at all the neon of Hong Kong invading the night sky. Eleven stories up, leaning over the concrete edge and [...]
Chapter Seventeen - in Cambodia
The end of June and I have already been in Hong Kong six months. A 29-year-old Indonesian maid contracted Japanese encephalitis from a mosquito bite while working for a Chinese family in the new territories. The disease is so rare that it makes the front page. After testing the family she worked for, the [...]
