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 [...]
June 20, 2007
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: essay, Hong Kong, life, memoir, perception, reality . Author: tmacphail . Comments: 1 Comment
Having just completed the long journey from New York City to Berkeley, California, in a car, I can tell you that road trips are difficult. You see a lot, you do a lot, you are stuck in a space that is four feet by four feet for hours at a time. Some of it is [...]
June 2, 2007
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: cars, essay, reality, road trip, roadtrip, travel, Uncategorized . Author: tmacphail . Comments: 1 Comment
My roadtrip has officially begun, although I haven’t actually driven anywhere yet. For the next two weeks, I will be writing daily, but posting less frequently. Unless there’s an update on the pig situation in Guangdong or I feel the need to share some reflections on Edward Said’s Orientalism, in which case I’ll post from [...]
May 18, 2007
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: essay, reality, roadtrip . Author: tmacphail . Comments: 2 Comments
The 10 Things that Track Running Can Teach You about Life
After having spent two weeks on the road, eating and drinking whatever I wanted, I came home only to find that my digital scale had turned on me. Perhaps, I thought, I shouldn’t have had all those sticks of beef jerky. Or that McDonald’s strawberry milkshake. Or those biscuits and gravy. Or all of those [...]
June 18, 2007
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: commentary, essay, jogging, life, reality, running . Author: tmacphail . Comments: 2 Comments