Living with Mountains
February 21, 2024
Over the course of my life, I’ve lived in various settings that are considered mountainous. I grew up in northcentral West Virginia, part of the
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Winter Solstice Memories
December 29, 2023
As I write these words on the 2023 winter solstice, I’m remembering the solstice of 1997. It’s a treasured memory, coming almost exactly a year
The Transformative Power of Telling Your Story
November 24, 2023
I recently visited Alaska to hold two public events for my book, Whispers from the Valley of the Yak. As always, being back in Alaska
Family Heritage: My Parents’ China Letters
October 23, 2023
For nearly two decades, I’ve kept a Christian Science Monitor article on the rewards of transcribing family letters and papers. Having completed my family transcription
Leaving China, Part 2: Making Our Way Back to America
September 14, 2023
After our harrowing flight from Chengdu in late 1944, my family spent four nights in Kunming under a moon waxing to full. Japanese warplanes attacked
Leaving China: The story my Father never told
August 30, 2023
My father was a gifted storyteller, but he never talked about our family’s departure from war-torn West China in December 1944. I’ve recreated this harrowing story from my father’s perspective.