Category Archives: Luzhou: Yangtze Rivertown Stories

          Here we’ve just started up the school year, this being only my second week with my 1st year and 3rd year students, when it’s time for a holiday. Mid-autumn Festival, known for its specialty mooncake delicacies, and China’s National … Continue reading →

  In his 1950’s novellette, Travels with Charlie, the writer John Steinbeck details his encounters with ordinary folk as he and his curly-haired poodle, Charlie, make their way in a camper along the backroads of America.  I always think of … Continue reading →

                          For many years, my mother was choir director of our smalltown United Methodist Church.  I, being her daughter, was one of her most faithful choir members.  From childhood to adulthood, I joined the many voices under the direction … Continue reading →