Authoress Isobel Kuhn was a dedicated missionary to the Lisu people of China in 1950 when she was warned to evacuate the country due to a new political situation. The Chinese Civil War ended the year before, in 1949, and the People’s Republic of China took over, sending down a “Bamboo Curtain” of hostility toward foreigners, including well-meaning missionaries.
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My New Book Lady YouTube Channel, and What I’m Reading Now
I started a new YouTube channel… a bold move for a woman who is not good at speaking!
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Trying Desperately to Create Fiction
Fiction fears force your literary aspirations to wrestle with apathy and self-condemnation.
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Focus is Over-Rated: Just Love Your Work
Can you imagine being totally focused on one project every waking moment? How boring that would be!
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What Really Happened When I Left Happy Camp and Moved to Idaho
It took a long time to get around to writing this blog post. I’ve been grappling with some heavy philosophical issues, related to this blog… like “Who am I?” and “What do I write here?” and “How much do I want to tell them?” Things like that.
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Living Where the Wind Blows
I had a dream, a desire, to move away from the Klamath River Valley. After thirteen years in one home there, I wanted something different – something that would stimulate my creativity in a new way.
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She’s a Bulldog
Ever been called a bulldog? Well, I have! [Read more…]
The Beauty of Simplicity – A Task List of One
There is beauty all around, throughout the world, and all around us we see people ignoring that beauty and looking elsewhere the as if what we’ve been given is not enough.
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New Writing Goals for 2013
I decided to participate in NaNoWriMo 2012 at the last possible minute on October 31. I wasn’t sure I could make it through but with my usual refusal to fail I forced myself to write the words.
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It Is Novel Writing Season Again!
November! Writing season! I write every day, of course, but November is reserved for novel writing. Though I skipped two years of NaNoWriMo novel writing, this year I’m heading straight on in a dead heat to write the novel I’ve been planning since 2004.
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Blistered and Determined to Hike
People take long thru-hikes to prove their determination and perseverance to themselves, despite blisters, sore muscles, and starvation.
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Deep Wilderness Wanderlust
I’ve been thinking, writing, loving wilderness backpacking for many years – but sadly, not doing it. [Read more…]
Stay or Leave? Will This Be the Year?
I’ve been considering leaving my home since 2008, but I always decide to stay. Will 2013 be the year I finally go?
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