Even here. This is where I have been for a couple of days. Had to go with husband who had a work related retreat. Terrible hardship, y’know. I mean, who could possibly WORK in surroundings like these? And me with … Continue reading
Tag Archives: writing in Malaysia
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Preeta Samarasan, author of Evening is the Whole Day is a “new” Malaysian author who is deservedly going places. She was interviewed by MPH’s Quill magazine, and the wonderful Sharon Bakar at Bibliobibuli has posted the interview in two parts: … Continue reading
One unfortunate thing about living in Malaysia is the way I am so cut off from other sff* writers and from the vibrant sff community one finds in so many other countries. So it was great to have Donna – … Continue reading
Often, I was asked questions structured like this: “In the book you call poor people sad fuckers. Isn’t that anti-poor?” And I’d explain that in the book a character calls some poor people he encounters sad fuckers, and that is … Continue reading