Unselfishness and Creative Success I can’t help it, but I regularly think about what makes some people successful in life (and of course, what… Continue reading “Unselfishness and Creative Success”…
The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye The best book I read this year was a graphic novel by Sonny Liew called the Art of Charlie Chan… Continue reading “The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye”…
RIP Raymond Chow, the legend behind Golden Harvest films I felt sad to learn that Hong Kong film producer Raymond Chow (鄒文懐) had passed away on Friday. Although I… Continue reading “RIP Raymond Chow, the legend behind Golden Harvest films”…
Someone who saved me once when I needed it As an adult, I have always been afraid of relating too much to a horror writer who I had admired… Continue reading “Someone who saved me once when I needed it”…
One story at a time: the importance of sticking at a project On Quora, I saw a user ask, how will they ever cope, having a million story ideas to write, and… Continue reading “One story at a time: the importance of sticking at a project”…
Darkness and the shadow self People often conflate ideas of darkness, shadows and horror, with ‘evil’. But something that is ‘dark and shadowy’ is not… Continue reading “Darkness and the shadow self”…
A backlog of bad memories The problem of getting older, but also of having a good memory, is that you wind up with an incredible… Continue reading “A backlog of bad memories”…
The Intruder: Charles Beaumont’s brilliant book I’ve taken to writing answers on Quora lately, a good option for a frustrated writer — and the question ‘what… Continue reading “The Intruder: Charles Beaumont’s brilliant book”…
The Bee Tree of Parramatta Earlier this year, I drove up to the local charity store to get rid of some stuff I’d had in… Continue reading “The Bee Tree of Parramatta”…
In Search of Cat Island: a feline adventure story All the world’s milk has soured, laps have disappeared, the dogs of war — unleashed. Foretold in the ancient Chronicles… Continue reading “In Search of Cat Island: a feline adventure story”…