Megan Shank is an editor, writer and translator living in Shanghai, China.
Today I awoke to a stunning sunrise and walked crisp cornfields in the early light around a pond crystalized with ice. I startled a white-tailed deer on my way, which fled tail flashing, and rabbits popped from bramble and bush. Finches and wren and woodpeckers scattered for seed. And the little farm cat, also known [...]
I INTERVIEWED TIAN HAOJIANG IN CHINESE FOR OUR NOV. 2007 LAST WORD. THEN I TRANSLATED THE CONTENT INTO ENGLISH.
LAST WORD
TIAN HAOJIANG
During the Cultural Revolution, 15-year-old Tian Haojiang furtively rooted through an underground Beijing bookshop and discovered his first book of poems – a collection authored by Li Bai. Covertly, he set about memorizing lines that [...]
I WROTE THIS FOR OUR NOV. 2007 EDITION.
HEALTH
Quit Drinking; Try Herb
By Megan Shank (Shanghai)
To date, the West has predominantly treated alcoholism with pharmaceuticals – many with nasty side effects – and complete abstinence from alcohol. Yet many alcoholics hesitate to seek treatment because they don’t want to completely stop drinking and are [...]
This website is intended to be a conversation, not a confessional for those who have not yet come out of the closet or who are considering suicide. I am not a counselor. I cannot help you with these issues. If you are one of the many people who has written to me with these problems, [...]