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Category Archives: journalism
“Misdirection”
There’s a new thing of mine in the latest Cassiopeia Magazine. Not journalism or fiction, just some highly facetious rambling replies to e-mails I was mistakenly sent. If that sounds like your kind of thing then you can find it … Continue reading
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Shanzhai article in Cassiopeia
I’m busy this month doing NaNoWriMo, which on top of work, baby, Christmas holiday preparations, etc, has left me very little time to sleep, let alone write anything non-novelly, but just in time to prevent this November being a NoBlogMer* … Continue reading
Merry Christmas To All* Our Readers
To celebrate my 5th (!) Christmas in China I’ve written a short article about, um, “Christmas in China” for my sister Katie’s new magazine. You can read it here – http://www.cassiopeiamagazine.co.uk/ 圣诞快乐! *Possibly should read ‘both’
It was valentines day the other day. This time last year, or a bit earlier, I was commissioned by an appalling magazine in Prague to write an article about it, including interviews with locals and expats. Now I didn’t have … Continue reading