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I hopped off the plane at AUS
December 13, 2021
I hopped off the plane at AUS Observations of the United States, from someone who has been Absent for two point five years: I hopped off the plane at AUS...
The Joy of Surprise Peppers
November 8, 2021
The Joy of Surprise Peppers Friends, The Joy of Surprise Peppers The Joy of Surprise Peppers Friends, The picture I've included at the top are 紅豆餅 (hóng dòu...
At Home, Online, Overgrown
October 9, 2021
At Home, Online, Overgrown https://tinyletter.com/grahammoliver/letters/at-home-online-overgrown At Home, Online, Overgrown...
Green Grass Dichotomies
September 9, 2021
Green Grass Dichotomies I think if I let it, choices like this can consume me. Green Grass Dichotomies Friends, Well, the fall semester has begun. Here in...
Cuteness Immersion Program
August 25, 2021
Cuteness Immersion Program Friends, I have spent a good deal of the last month watching from the other side of the world as my friends and family have been...
Make Something New
August 25, 2021
Make Something New Friends, My picture this month is the view of Taipei 101 from a park near our apartment. The park is new, but soon it will be less new…...
It’s almost over / It’s just begun
August 25, 2021
It’s almost over / It’s just begun Friends, Pictured above is Taipei Fuhsing Private School, the place where I’ve spent the majority of my weekday waking...
The Swing of the Pendulum
August 25, 2021
The Swing of the Pendulum Friends, Well, the ubiquitous coronavirus has finally made its way to the shores of our isolated island. We’ve had three weeks now...
Part and Parcel
August 25, 2021
Part and Parcel Friends, I had two needles stuck in me this month! The first was in a gymnasium, which I think was a first from me, though I have… Part and...
A Bolt from the Blue
August 25, 2021
A Bolt from the Blue https://tinyletter.com/grahammoliver/letters/a-bolt-from-the-blue A Bolt from the Blue...
Before They Go
August 25, 2021
Before They Go Friends, Above is a picture of a meal in progress at a 熱炒 (rechao) restaurant, a very casual eating experience where you order way more…...
Inculcating Inoculation
August 25, 2021
Inculcating Inoculation Friends, Your picture this month comes from the patio of Taipei’s Cloud Gate Theater, the home of a modern dance company where we…...
A Clean, Quiet Place
December 13, 2020
A Clean, Quiet Place Friends, Taipei is the first city I’ve lived in the middle of. I’ve lived on the edges of Austin and Washington DC, far enough away… A...
Stressful Art in a Stressful World
October 12, 2020
Stressful Art in a Stressful World Friends, Stressful Art in a Stressful World Friends, The attached photo is of a tree farm growing Ali Shan Oolong Tea....
Hello from the Net Road
September 6, 2020
Hello from the Net Road Friends, Hello from the Net Road Friends, The assorted succulents above, pictured foregrounding a typical summer afternoon Taipei...
August and Everything After
August 14, 2020
August and Everything After Friends, August and Everything After Friends, I feel like a complete jerk to be taunting you like this, but part of the writing...
Outside the Pandemic, Mostly
July 11, 2020
Outside the Pandemic, Mostly Friends, Outside the Pandemic, Mostly Friends, June 12 marked the one year anniversary of this odd chapter in our lives of...
A Reader
June 8, 2020
A Reader Friends, A Reader Friends, There are always more important things to do than read my newsletter, and I am eternally grateful that you continue to do...
Add Oil
June 4, 2020
Add Oil Friends, Add Oil Friends, It’s been a rough week! I’ve been regularly working out for the first time in a long time, and work has been very stressful...
Have You Eaten?
April 11, 2020
Have You Eaten? Friends, At our school, the elementary classrooms are on the lowest floors, then middle school in the middle, and finally high school… Have...
Peer Pressure and Hidden Elevators
March 10, 2020
Peer Pressure and Hidden Elevators Friends, Boy do I look silly with my flippant last newsletter painting Taiwan (and the world at large) as a land of...
“being treated in isolation”
March 7, 2020
“being treated in isolation” A found poem using phrases from the Taiwan CDC’s press releases about the coronavirus outbreak. “being treated in isolation” A...
Happy New Year, 红包拿来
January 17, 2020
Happy New Year, 红包拿来 Friends, Happy New Year, 红包拿来 Friends, You get bonus pictures because it’s the new year and my birthday. A gift. Three images covering...
Half a World Away, Half a Year In
December 9, 2019
Half a World Away, Half a Year In Friends, Given that this month marks six months Carolina and I have been living in Taiwan, I thought I’d use this...
Grow Less Air
November 12, 2019
Grow Less Air Friends, Earlier this month Carolina and I set off for a walk in the neighborhood. There’s a street past our apartment that we’d never… Grow...
When in Roman Classrooms
October 13, 2019
When in Roman Classrooms Friends, Earlier this week I was told I would be chaperoning my 8th grade students during a parade. I had no idea what that meant,...
A Hundred Fragrant Seeds
September 16, 2019
A Hundred Fragrant Seeds Friends, So far, my job has taught me that desk graffiti, cafeteria lunches, and teenage giggling are a universal language. And, I…...
Job Hunting in Taipei
August 28, 2019
Job Hunting in Taipei About a year ago, I began the process of learning how to get a job in Taipei. It was overwhelming, especially because at that point I…...
Being Schooled
August 8, 2019
Being Schooled Above: The view of Taipei from Maokong, a village formerly known for growing tea and now a tourist hotspot just outside the city. This… Being...
Learning to Eat in Taipei
July 28, 2019
Learning to Eat in Taipei Food adjustments are always a lot to deal with. Learning to Eat in Taipei Food adjustments are always a lot to deal with. The...
Home Hunting Far from Home
July 13, 2019
Home Hunting Far from Home The first major hurdle we had to clear upon arriving in Taipei was finding a place to live. We knew we wanted to live near...
Moving and Shaking
July 6, 2019
Moving and Shaking Above: Unexpected feline dining companion. The Vietnamese restaurant wasn’t big enough for the two of us. Friends, It is pouring… Moving...
ATX to TPE
July 6, 2019
ATX to TPE Blogging about moving to the other side of the world. ATX to TPE Hi! My name is Graham Oliver, and just over three weeks ago my wife, Carolina,...
The Final Countdown
June 7, 2019
The Final Countdown Above: Quoth the Raven, “When’s our power coming back?” Some kind of box for natural gas on Calle Edgar Allan Poe in Mexico City. It’s…...
Relocation, Relocation, Relocation
April 11, 2019
Relocation, Relocation, Relocation Above photo: I’ve been to many, many readings at BookPeople over the past eleven years of living in Austin. Sometimes they...
The Shotgun Approach
March 11, 2019
The Shotgun Approach Above: The 2019 That Takes the Cake baking competition showroom. Friends, I am sad to inform you that having competed in the above… The...
Chili Chocolate Bread Recipe
March 9, 2019
Chili Chocolate Bread Recipe Loosely based on several recipes. Intended to be served for breakfast with cream cheese and/or jam. Chili Chocolate Bread Recipe...
Chili Chocolate Granola Mix
March 9, 2019
Chili Chocolate Granola Mix Very versatile recipe, can change a lot of the ingredients for similar ones (e.g. honey for the agave), stir in dried fruit, etc....
KonMari and You and Me
February 6, 2019
KonMari and You and Me Friends, Today is February 6th. It is 70 degrees outside, but I still have my electric feet warmer going because I’m a weirdo. We’re…...
The Great British Thesis Committee
February 6, 2019
The Great British Thesis Committee The show opens with Noel wearing a football kit, tapping the ball across grass toward a suit of armor. The Great British...
2018 in Review
January 14, 2019
2018 in Review Above: The ingredients in preparation for an hallacas assembly line. Hallacas are a Venezuelan Christmas dish, similar in concept to a… 2018...
The Decemberest
December 11, 2018
The Decemberest Above: Ariana Grande inspires us all from every direction. The Decemberest Above: Ariana Grande inspires us all from every direction....
The Importance of Being Earnest
November 8, 2018
The Importance of Being Earnest Above: Construction graffiti. Although, I think it should be the other way around? Or maybe that’s the joke. The Importance...
More Appropriate Replacement Icons for RateMyProfessor’s Chili Pepper
November 5, 2018
More Appropriate Replacement Icons for RateMyProfessor’s Chili Pepper Earlier this year, RateMyProfessor dropped the option to flag university instructors...
#WITMonth in Review and Cultural Experience Curation
September 8, 2018
#WITMonth in Review and Cultural Experience Curation Above: My veg-adapted Taiwanese Beef Noddle Soup. When we visited Taiwan last year, Carolina fell in...
I’ll Be Right There + Saint Christopher
September 1, 2018
I’ll Be Right There + Saint Christopher I’m reading Kyung-Sook Shin’s book I’ll Be Right There and loving it, but there was a particular scene at the...
#WITMonth and Quotations
August 8, 2018
#WITMonth and Quotations Above: One of the more normal sights in Marfa. #WITMonth and Quotations Above: One of the more normal sights in Marfa. Friends,...
Told through the Foods We Eat
July 11, 2018
Told through the Foods We Eat Above: Crystal Wilkinson and Ron Davis’s amazing bookstore+coffee shop+community space, Wild Fig, in Lexington, Kentucky. Told...
Excerpts from the Forthcoming Ready Player Two
July 11, 2018
Excerpts from the Forthcoming Ready Player Two Set forty years after the original Ready Player One, Ready Player Two brings readers back to the fantastic...
A Space for Books
June 7, 2018
A Space for Books Above: Montreal dropped a lot of truth bombs on my head. A Space for Books Above: Montreal dropped a lot of truth bombs on my head....
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