Her former husband was a good man, and she had screwed up the marriage.

“I got to tell ya Jimmy Jam, you really outdid yourself this time."

Begin with this: You have never been to Cedar Rapids.

You see, I have put George there entering an apartment building in the posh 16th arrondissement, and all I’m thinking about is his cock.  

I was the woman and he was the man, I was Asian and he was white, I was just another local girl and he was the dashing coveted foreigner. . . .

. . .every time a plane flew over, Dai would go out to the yard, jump up and down in time to “Mommy, Mommy, Mommy . . .”, head held high up, hands reaching upward.

The art of naming in Chinese is a balance of beauty and meaning.

Linda liked the mini quiches and popped them like gum drops. She was as big as a house.

As I close my eyes, I think of a gentle rain and the red flowers.

"...the man developed the film and very carefully made print after print, watching the two of them take shape on the white paper..."