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Jia (Home). A short story

By Isham Cook on November 25, 2011 • ( 4 Comments )

A visit to a Chinese home boggles the imagination “Excuse me. Where is the bus stop?” asked a middle-aged Caucasian man who had stepped into the shabby auto repair shop. The mechanic […]

Let the sunshine in. A short story

By Isham Cook on November 25, 2011 • ( 1 Comment )

A foreigner turns a Chinese girl on, a bit hastily, to LSD “It’s so cute!” she said, fingering the little rectangle of paper with the image of a joker, like a Barbie […]

The hickey. A play in one act

By Isham Cook on November 25, 2011 • ( 1 Comment )

 An orally induced tattoo has consequences for the woman administering it Characters: ANTHONY, a young American English teacher QINGQING, his student, a senior English major  Setting: The foreign teachers’ guesthouse of a university […]

Reset. A play in two acts

By Isham Cook on November 25, 2011 • ( 1 Comment )

 A sexbot needs returning to the shop for recalibration Characters: DAVIS ROSE DAYINA CUSREP 1 CUSREP 2  Setting: The future. Beijing, China, 2064 A round stage encircled by a sloping wall depicts […]

Injaculation. A short story

By Isham Cook on November 25, 2011 • ( 1 Comment )

A hermaphrodite explains the Tao As the Spring Festival crowds eddy around the souvenir stalls and game booths in the Temple of the White Room’s main yard, others queue up as far […]

Lust & Philosophy (ch. 1): “I first saw her one spring day on my way to afternoon coffee near People’s University”

By Isham Cook on November 24, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

China, Beijing, Haidian District. Beijing Foreign Studies University lay along the northern bend of the West Third Ring Road before the expressway veered eastward to become the North Third Ring Road. You […]

Lust & Philosophy (ch. 2): “To seize the event, lock its meat and bones in my jaws and relax into the thing”


By Isham Cook on November 24, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

“Can we go to Rexall’s today, Mom, can we?” ’Cause the drugstore on Chicago Avenue and Main Street has tons of plastic model battleships. I’m collecting them. I want to get them […]

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The Kitchens of Canton. A Novel: “An insightful, unconventional, and risqué view of present-day culture.” — Kirkus Reviews


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American Rococo — Essays on the Edge: “Food for thought, elegantly prepared.” — Kirkus Reviews


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At the Teahouse Café — Essays from the Middle Kingdom: “Insights into a culture that is notoriously opaque to outsiders.” — Kirkus Reviews


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Massage and the Writer: “Fascinating portrait…into the titillating establishments the world has to offer.” — Kirkus Reviews


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The Exact Unknown and Other Tales of Modern China: “A surreal compilation of tales about sex, love, and money in the Far East.” — Kirkus Reviews


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Lust & Philosophy: “A visceral novel that explores many different lusts and cultures.” — Kirkus Reviews


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