We can probably all agree that 2020 was one of, if not the worst year in recent memory. And so it was with grateful relief that I embraced the few good news that dropped in my mailbox just before year's end, news that I'm excited to share with you now. First of, Best Indie Book Award … [Read more...]
Stories — In Spoken Word
Hurrah!! After an (unexplainable) 3-month holdup at ACX-Amazon, the audiobook for my new collection of short stories, In the Shadow of Green Bamboos, has finally been released to retail on the Amazon and Audible websites. The principal narrator of In the Shadow of Green Bamboos is Leyna Nguyen, … [Read more...]
Memories of Summer
What comes to mind when you think of summer? Surf, sun and fun at the beaches? Hiking and camping in the mountains? Lazy days and balmy nights---and spontaneous road trips to unknown destinations? For me, though, summer evokes a particular image imprinted on my mind since my early childhood in … [Read more...]
Book Launch
This morning, a feature article about my new book Once upon a Mulberry Field was posted on the blog "Confessions of a Reader." It was accompanied by a blog interview to discuss how I came to write the book. This is part of a new experience for me--the book launch, exhilarating yet nerve-wracking. … [Read more...]
It Finally Happened
-- I published my book! On Valentine's Day to mark the special occasion. Having sweated all the details as best I could, I decided it was time to cut the cord. And so, with the click of a button ("Approve your proof"), six years of hard labor--a labor of love, but hard labor nevertheless--came to a … [Read more...]