I was an outsider before I was a traveler; I was a traveler before I was a writer; I think one led to the other.
— PAUL THEROUX

 

Tamiko Rast Tamiko Rast

The Great Wall at Simitai

One of the first stories I ever wrote, way back in 2000, as I was concluding my SJSU era and trying to break into travel writing. Originally published at one of those co-op blog sites of the day, 2000/01, although I forget where.

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Tamiko Rast Tamiko Rast

East Berlin 1994

I was here to attend the Bobeobi International Festival of Sound Poetry. If you're not familiar with Sound Poetry, it's a form of poetry based on the sounds of the speaking voice, rather than words and semantics.

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