Tag: china
骨瓷 // Bone China
Mate, oolong, jasmine . . . in this personal tale of transnational existence, author Ruru Hoong discovers tea as a throughline across continents and generations, life and death.
The Poetry of Kan Ren Jie
“There is a haunting at the table of steam” writes Kan Ren Jie, our January feature. Indeed, never has a family dinner felt so foreboding. Exquisite imagery of food and memory are changed through Kan’s diction into something rich and seething.
Beijing Lights #17: My days as a child are slipping away so fast
Is there anything that has no risk at all? I doubt it.
The Poetry of Max Yu
Presenting the loud, tumbling, and heavily felt poetry of Max Yu, a rising poet and playwright from the San Francisco Bay Area living in Shanghai.
Monologue #1: Hometown
Monologue is a collection of graphic non-fiction stories centered in Chengdu. The author of this chapter, a local from Chengdu, . . .
Monologue: Introduction
Spittoon is proud to introduce Monologue, a series of graphic non-fiction narratives created by Jacob Wanuch. We begin with a double installment, one story of finding and one of losing a home.
Beijing Lights #16: It’s what I haven’t done that I regret
“I don’t have much to complain about—I married a good woman, I have an adorable son. I think my life’s been a worthy journey.”