말죽거리, 엄마의 밥상 — 그리고 느린 하루 Until not so long ago, the place where I grew up was still called by its old, affectionate name — Maljukgeori. When we first moved here in 1982, I watched a cow amble along the small hill behind our house and was half-convinced we had moved to theContinue reading “My Mother’s Table: A Slow Return to Maljukgeori”
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A Riverside Pause: The Han River from Eungbongsan
봄날의 꽃피듯이 — 응봉산에서 바라본 한강 There is a hill in the middle of Seoul where the whole city seems to exhale. From the top of Eungbongsan, the Han River opens wide beneath a cloudless May sky, and for a moment the fastest city in the world holds perfectly still. 서울 한복판에, 도시 전체가 숨을Continue reading “A Riverside Pause: The Han River from Eungbongsan”
The Wisdom of Korean Table: A Body Left Behind, Reclaimed by Spring Greens I K-Anne’s Corner 5
(한국 식탁의 지혜: 방치된 몸, 봄나물로 되찾다) 대상포진에 걸리는 바람에 지난 2주간 글을 올릴 수가 없었다. 지난 수십 년간 내 오감이 안녕한지 잘 다스리지 못한 결과로, 대상포진은 종종 내 일상을 방해하는 빌런과 같이 등장한다. I was unable to post for the past two weeks due to a bout of shingles. As a result of notContinue reading “The Wisdom of Korean Table: A Body Left Behind, Reclaimed by Spring Greens I K-Anne’s Corner 5”
Seoul & Slow 