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The Sliver of a Moon

A waxing crescent above Lake of the Isles and the sky drifts towards darkness, crimson pink purple and orange on one side, the first stars

It’s April Again (Redux)

I spent most of last year refusing to look at this blog, while it festered away in purgatory, punished for being a low priority. For

A many headed troll at the helm

Imagine a four-headed know it all troll with a broad streak of arrogance at the helm of the Gray Pearl in the midst of the

Shanghai

I miss the quiet of my dungeon and the wind through Oregon’s trees. Its sunny here and i am about to be in the Du

One Second Encounters

I left the Council of the Monkey in Pai and headed north through Laos to China. The other council members headed south to bangkok for

Peep This

Here are a couple stories I have been writing for Matador.com: This is my list of cities for singles and here is the “companion piece”

Rage against the dying of the light

or just post some love on yer blog and send it through the underground. i remember telling some young Chinese friends about the Tank Man

The death of traditions

It is so hot and humid in Chengdu right now that my brain is bathing in its own liquid, humming strange tunes to itself and

Might as well face it

“Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen it …” I always loved that line. So much power and confidence. A calm declaration laced with pride.

She’s just a young girl …

I met a woman a few months back in the city of Yaan, renowned for rain, fish and beauties. She’s a young music teacher at

On Brainwashing

In China, indoctrination of the youth begins very early. At age 6, young kids are given their first Chinese Reader to learn the vast collection

noone can f*ck with my tribe

just got off the horn with a one of my tribe’s elders (hahaha) and it feels damn good. crazy shit is in the mix …

Superboy

my man on the road.

we are all whores

Essence Jackers are the people I deal with on the daily. They jack my essence, corrupt it, as they themselves are unsure of what they

Zobel

As told by Markus Tong: “I was guiding a group of people through the Tibetan highlands near Lhasa. we stopped at a village and walked

childhood trauma

there are two songs which i feel may have traumatized me for life: a lil jingle sung by good ole Goofy in the one about

late bloomers

i think i represent the peter pan element in all generations. there are many of us. and we are generally smiled upon from on high

The Ends Meet

This one is for my man Flesh if he ever reads this. I have been in China for eight years. Eight, written as we write

its a high price to pay

It is now the second day of Chinese New Year here in Dali and the fireworks have subsided somewhat. On the sixth, we gathered at

The Delicious Slide

You can feel it when it comesVoices cry out in defiant anticipationThey rub their hands gleefullyThe party is about to startPlaces everyone One said it

Laowai tai duo

yo i am in Lijiang, which i knew sucked hard balls but now after five years i returned to check it out and lord almighty

why do i like him

Beacuse he dreams and emotesBecause I can imagine playin ball with him Because he is one of Us who is Us? I consider Us to

Dali Town

it always hard for me to escape the monkey in this town. cuz i don’t try hard. the other night we were dancin to irish

me and sammy at the speakeasy last night

We are having our customary American Coffees at Salvador’s this morning. Sal’s is one of the finer cafes i have ever experienced in China. The

The devil came down to Clifden …

“The devil came down to Clifden, lookin for a soul to steal, he was getting kinda low and don’t ya know he was willing to

grumble grumble

well i have tried to put pics up here for days now. i went through picasa and checked out what the deal is — heard

river lake people

i have been trying to put a few pictures of my trip into the mountains online but they always end up sideways. i will be

decompression

yeah i be trippin. but here with my bro in adam its all good. we toured the city and its beautiful, even the ancient hos

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