You're telling a story, after all, and your job is to make people want to go on listening to your tale. The slightest distraction or wandering leads to boredom, and if there's one thing we all hate in books, it's losing interest, feeling bored, not caring about the next sentence. In the end, you don't only write the books you need to write, but you write the books you would like to read yourself. -- Paul Auster
The latest additions: "Landfall" (short story) "The Comma" (essay) Caveat Lector San Francisco literary journal I co-edit with Christopher Bernard. The Ho-Dome Repository for most of my film criticism, along with stray essays and story scraps. Featured bits: The Beijing Letters Taipei Sketches Previous places of employment: LookSmart Military Advantage Institute of International Relations October 2009: Camberwell Carrot It's the name of a joint, and the name of the world's most geographically challenged garage rock band (yep, I'm in it). Latest album just released! Down Route 5 Camberwell Carrot Website The latest reviews: "Citizen Dog" "Dreaming Lhasa" The latest music: "Jacky with a Y" Ho's Music on the Web: Camberwell Carrot Sober Nixon         HOME | BACKGROUND | WRITING | MOVIES & MUSIC | HERE & NOW | CONTACT © 2001-2009 Ho Lin.