Interview with Radio Qué Onda
I was interviewed by Wellington’s Spanish language radio program Qué Onda. I talked about China, including my time in Wuhan, Argentina, and my book Buenos Aires Triad.
New Zealand
Q & A with Michael Botur
Was a pleasure to do Q & A with NZ author @MichaelBotur. His novel ‘Crimechurch’ was a great read. We discussed my book ‘Buenos Aires Triad’ and stuff related to writing. Read the full article here.
China Sketches: Yixing Chemical Plant
Through the window tens of identical apartment buildings glowed pink. After curving down the bridge interchange and taking a number of lefts and rights, our cab pulled over. The train station would be already crowded even this early, but at the long distance bus station was quiet. There were empty seats on the bus we …
Kaiser and The Minimum Wage
Axel Kaiser reminds me of the wealthy students I taught at the Grange School in Santiago, Chile in 2005. Some good kids among them but a sense of superiority from many. One of the richest guys in Chile, if not the richest, Andrónico Luksic, sent his sons to the Grange. Maximiliano, one of the middle …