“Heliopolis Rising,” a new short story of mine, was just published in Polar Borealis, a zine dedicated to Canadian speculative fiction. It’s been a while since I had something new in print...
So, now that YOUNG-HEE & THE PULLOCHO is out of print, the ebook is the main way people can buy it (revised, with an added short story!). However, I realize that not everyone likes reading ebook...
I’ve been a fan of the Raptors since their founding 24 years ago — 24 mostly depressing years. There were a few glimmers of success, but only a few and they rarely lasted. Then the Kyle Lowry...
Hard to believe it has been over a year since I updated this blog. Sorry for the silence, but—what can I say?—the family and work thing really eat up a lot of time. And when I do find some ti...
Okay, I really took my time with this, but, at long last, Pop Goes Korea is available for Kobo eBook readers, too. Hurray. Signing up was a snap (in part because the formatting for Amazon worked ...
A completely biased and arbitrary list, but here’s my selection of the top three K-pop songs for the year. And what a year it was. K-pop definitely reached new heights in North America and ther...
By far the most impactful and memorable class I took in university was a figure drawing class I took freshman year. It was great spending six hours a week trying to figure out the human form, b...
Recently, new and improved card readers have been installed throughout the Seoul subway system. And I guess they’re better now, with a more sensitive scanner and a small screen so you can get m...
Gangdong-gu isn’t the sexiest district in Seoul. When I first moved here, after years in the fun of Seodaemun, Mapo and Jongno, I was a bit appalled. But I have to admit, Gangdong has slowly st...
Okay, I must admit, I have a bit of a strange hobby. I love reading the YouTube comments for great classicals recordings and discovering caustic insults and blistering flamewars. Not for some ra...