A writer and web programmer with credits for news articles, op-eds, short stories, poetry and Chinese to English translations. I've taught Literature and Composition at American colleges and universities and ESL in the PRC. On the programming front, I've developed data-driven websites and paperless transaction systems while configuring mobile apps and search engines.
I now live in Lisbon, Portugal, with my partner of twenty-seven (27!) years, Dr. Hadji Doria. When we first met I said, "I don't know if this the right time or not, but . . . ." He interrupted just then to say, "Now is a perfect time." Wow! What a wonderful way to describe now.
Lewis “Luke” Cook,a motherless young mechanic who rarely considers consequences, loses his job while on parole. At a local diner, he meets up with Jordan Kytte, a twenty-something woman who rarely tells the truth. He’s itching to leave town, and she has a vintage car and could use a mechanic - they click instantly. Inside of two hundred miles their road trip hits a speed bump when a mix-up at a liquor store turns deadly. The rest is beautiful, ornery and dangerous.
Original Chinese text appeared in Chang’an 2 (1987). Reprinted in Xiaoshuo Xuankan 5 (1987).
Chinese to English translation originally appeared in: Pig Iron: Third World No. 15 (1988), ISBN 0-917530-23-3 / Library of Congress Catalogue No. 88-69726
Translated by John Haymaker
