China’s Mother Road
..."You see," says Li... "We want to live. Right now we are just shengcun. We are just surviving. We want to shenghuo. We want to live! You know? We want [...]
..."You see," says Li... "We want to live. Right now we are just shengcun. We are just surviving. We want to shenghuo. We want to live! You know? We want [...]
October 19, 2016: Here in the U.S. we're in full Halloween mode with last year's zombie get-ups and this year's creepy clown scare. In the American Southwest, Dia de Muertos [...]
There are many ways to tell a story. Ever since I stood on board Intrepid Dragon II in Honolulu's Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor I've envisioned Water Ghosts, the movie. [...]
Water Ghosts Copyright © Linda Collison 2015 Published by Old Salt Press, LLC ISBN: 9781943404001 LCCN: 2015941395 Publisher's Note: This is a work of fiction. Certain characters and [...]
Foreword Reviews Finalist -- Water Ghosts Today, Old Salt Press is pleased to announce Water Ghosts has been recognized as a finalist in the 18th annual Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book [...]
dol-drums 1. a state of inactivity or stagnation, as in business or art 2. the doldrums, a. a belt of calms and light baffling winds north of the equator [...]
"Linda Collison’s Young Adult novel, Water Ghosts, is the story of fifteen-year-old James McCafferty, whose parents have signed him up for an adventure-therapy cruise for teens on a traditional Chinese [...]
Chinese ghosts... I have an abiding fascination in the long history and culture of China. My mother had a lacquer tri-fold screen with small shelves on which she kept some [...]
Water Ghosts took a long time to write, mostly because I got side-tracked with historical research, including Chinese maritime navigational techniques, Asian gods, goddesses, and ghosts -- and court eunuchs [...]
Here we are in New York City at the Book Expo America, Bob and I. Today we're looking forward to having lunch with Rick Spilman, fellow author and founder of [...]