An Historical Overview of the Whereabouts of Gnomes and Elves, Fauns and Faeries, Goblins, Ogres, Trolls and Bogies, Nymphs, Sprites, and Dryads, Past and Present by Buck Young A long, long time ago, the Earth belonged to the creatures of the wood. By creatures of the wood I mean gnomes and elves, fauns and […]
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This is a story about a hike I was on with school children and their parents — one that I wasn’t expecting and was ill-prepared for. It took place last year (2009) on October 25th during the Sichuan fall season. I’m 58 now, fatter than when I hiked to Hemkund in north India. […]
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May Day 2010 was a 3-day holiday in Chengdu where I am working as an English teacher, volunteering with a local group of parents and their children, and saving my money for this charity bicycle ride. This weekend was a chance to get out of the city, visit a mountaintop resort not far away, and ride […]
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