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#Taiwan Journal 3: In the Spirit of Jack

by Shu Kuge

Zhongxi district — I attended Santa Barbara City College in 1991 and was assigned to read Jack Kerouac’s “The Dharma Bums” and “On the Road” in Modern American Lit course. I read the first 20 pages of each book and fell asleep. Nothing happens, I thought. He just writes tedious details of everyday life. I needed a plot and characters with motivations (aren’t they the basic of writing a good story?) A week later, whe...

Food, Travel

#Taiwan Journal 7: Noise and Smell of--oh yeah--"Stinky Tofu"

by Shu Kuge

Hengchun township — On the second night in Kenting, the southernmost town of Taiwan, Alex took us to a night market in downtown. He was formerly a physician practicing in San Francisco. We were staying at the same hotel ...

Architecture, Travel

#Taiwan Journal 2: Layering

by Shu Kuge

Zhongzheng district — While the Japanese attitude toward the past is annihilation, the Taiwanese is layering. In Japan, old buildings are often demolished, and new buildings on the same site leave no trace of the past. It ...

Death, Memory

This room, where he saw the world, where he created a world.

by Charlie Grosso

Wenshan district — I walked into my grandfather’s room and look around. This is the first time in all my life where I’ve been in this room by myself. Grandfather would never leave us alone in the room when we were young...

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