Tag: seattle

New York Alki

I just finished Ryan Boudinot’s Blueprints of the Afterlife. It’s one of the most original and convoluted stories I’ve read in recent years; like David Mitchell meets William Gibson. There are some beautiful sentences lurking in this story: Like a rivulet of suffering feeding into the tributary, this new source of sad humanity bled from… Continue reading New York Alki

48 Hours in Seattle

Inspired by the New York Times’ 36 Hours In… series, Wen and I recently ducked down to Seattle. I love visiting Seattle because it’s a city that is absolutely unlike Vancouver despite the proximity; going there truly feels like a different world. It was a great weekend: lots of walking, eating, taking photos, exploring and… Continue reading 48 Hours in Seattle