The following is a personal letter from Paul Yee written to Jim Wong-Chu shortly after Jim’s stroke. With permission from Paul, the letter is published in its entirety here. Jim passed away peacefully on July 11, 2017.
Hey, Jim
It’s … more »
The year was 1969. I was ten
And carried a spiral notebook everywhere I went,
from the corner store to the diamond,
The whack of the bat, the way it connected
With the ball was my background, crackling,
Punctuation noise. … more »
I was in Calgary again.
A heat warning was in effect and direct sunlight was blinding, leaving me dazed by how bright and hot it was. In the summer it became easier to make decisions because I became impatient and … more »
Ricepaper’s Creative Non-Fiction Editor, William Tham, launched his first novel, Kings of Petaling Street, at the Paper Hound Bookshop last weekend! We are all so proud and grateful to be able to share this momentous occasion with him. … more »
december 21, 2016 —
this morning, tens of thousands fled their homes in china.
since last week, half a billion people have been inhaling red alert air
more people than the populations of
the u.s., canada, and mexico
combined.
this … more »
Read Parts In June of 1971 Henry was on his way to do a gig at a casino in Reno. He stopped about 100 miles from his destination for some lunch. During his meal, he noticed there … more »
The following interview took place on June 3, 2014 between Dr. Zhen Liu and Jim Wong-Chu. Liu received her M. Litt degree with her thesis research focus on Alice Munro and her PhD in English Studies from the University of … more »
Alas, as a second-language speaker of English, I was fortunate enough to have it engraved in my brain and jammed down my throat at an early age. Having parents who were educated in England and growing up in a bilingual/bi-cultural … more »