by Darcy Wiley | Oct 5, 2012 | Pencils & Pens, Pocket Change, Preserve Your Story {31 Days}
I push the corrugated metal gate open and walk through the narrow passage to the alley behind the university. Everywhere I walk, I’m getting whispers, hollers and ogles. I hear the word that reminds me I’m an outsider, wai guo ren. I hunch my shoulders to shrink a...
by Darcy Wiley | Oct 4, 2012 | Pencils & Pens, Preserve Your Story {31 Days}
Chances are today you’ve been scattering bits of your life’s setting and scene out for friends to read in the form of status updates and tweets. You are writing, and sharing, but soon after you do, the pieces slip to the bottom of the newsfeed, like scraps of dinner...