“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” ~Stephen King I met a young man in a critique group who had an excellent premise for his novel. I asked him if he read anything in that genre. His unflinching reply, “Oh, …
Tag: travel
May 01
Grasshoppers Popcorn
65 years ago I was about ten years old and I had seasonal activities. In winter and early spring, I played hide and seek around the block under the dim street light with a bunch of girls. During the monsoon season in the summer, I caught small fish in the rice field. Under the blue …
Mar 01
Chicken Coop and Dale Carnegie Course
Kwang was in middle school just before the Korean War in 1950. His school was built by Queen Min, second to last queen in the Rhee dynasty in Korea. She recognized the imminent problem in Korea was the education of the men and women in the middle class. The school building is a small two-story …