1 Ah, once upon a time — 从前, autrefois — many years ago — 有一回, il y a bien des années, un jour, in the early summer, I was coming back to Kunming from the geological training school of the Bureau down in Lunan. I stood by a dusty country road waiting for the long-distanceContinueContinue reading “Axia Yiruo ꀊꎓꒉꅶ”
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阿霞·依婼
哎，从前，autrefois，多年以前，many years ago，有一回， il y a bien des années, un jour，初夏时节，我从地质局在路南的地质干校回昆明，站在尘土飞扬的村路边等长途公共车。背直直的站着，手里捏着一本已经读了好几个月的书，身上穿着已经穿了好几天的衣服，皮鞋后跟上的钉子马掌，还是上次回城，让街边的浙江女鞋匠敲上的……点击文章标题👆阅读全文 ->
彼方的神庙
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旅馆前台左侧的墙上挂着一张酒店外观照片。头次住这家酒店，也是第一次看到这张照片。网上订房时心里有事，房间都是随便选的，没在旅店网站上看它的图片。可现在墙上这张照片却让我感到一丝诡异的熟悉，好像曾在哪儿见过。心底虽感觉那大概是错觉，可还是不能于心释然……点击文章标题👆阅读全文 ->
Temple on the Farside
1 On the side wall of the reception desk hung a framed photo of the hotel’s exterior. I was sure it was the first time I had seen it; I had booked the room without much browsing on the site. Yet something about the image rang with an eerie familiarity, as if I had encounteredContinueContinue reading “Temple on the Farside”
Dina in the Rain
“Le Baiser” de Niképhoros Lytras (1832-1904) 1 In the evening Dina Papádopoulou came. She wore a simple wrap dress, a pair of barely-there heels, and carried a small foldable umbrella in her hand. Earlier in the day we had talked about going for a walk — to the small shopping area near the college campus,ContinueContinue reading “Dina in the Rain”
They Called Me Sleeping Beauty
1 I woke up groggy and a little confused. I’d heard a chime, followed by what sounded like a recorded voice apologizing for waking me, while a robotic arm gently poked me in the ribs. Still dazed, I sat up on the edge of the bed, hands on my knees. The floor was cool beneathContinueContinue reading “They Called Me Sleeping Beauty”
A Walk Down Eudaemonia Station
“μέχρι τέλους μὴ προσαγορεύειν μακάριον· πρὸς γὰρ τὸ τέλος σκοπεῖν δεῖ τὸν βίον.” “Call no man happy until he is dead; for only then can the story of his life be judged complete.” —Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 1 About ten years ago, in 2040—back when people said I had been long dead—memories of a conference onContinueContinue reading “A Walk Down Eudaemonia Station”
代号“玫瑰”
1. 费努伊神父
丽迪亚的博士论文是个我完全不熟悉的题材， 单是题目就有些令人望而生畏：《重估殖民时期法国在昆明的医疗体系的性质和影响》，再加上我是在手机上读，就有些费劲。还好她论文中时不时提及一些和昆明有关的历史轶事，我看着有趣。至于这些轶事的学术意义，我就评论不了啦。
她的草稿中有一章提到一位名叫让·若瑟·费努伊（Jean-Joseph Fenouil）的法国传教士，巴黎外方传教会（M.E.P.）成员……点击文章标题👆阅读全文 ->
Farewell on the Red River
Prologue From Lạng Sơn Church Record, Vietnam, 1953: “Bà Lý Thục Chân, cựu y tá Bệnh viện Pháp tại Côn Minh, đến định cư tại Lạng Sơn cùng chồng là dược sĩ Nguyễn Văn Hải.” Translation: “Madame Lý Thục Chân, former nurse at the French Hospital in Kunming, settled in Lạng Sơn with her husband,ContinueContinue reading “Farewell on the Red River”
无题的赋格
都说这是全国第二深的湖，最深处达百又五十米。但我哪里晓得这个去。那晚我只是和女友沿着悬崖往下爬，要去湖边摸一下水。夕阳正是最绚烂的时刻，湖面有紫霞自天而降。湖对岸的群山上空，西方の天际，有乌云拢聚。再稍等一阵，日头要被遮蔽，金色的光线要暗淡下来。心里会生害怕。
你不去，所以你就不明白。山中的一个湖，中等大小，水深却超过一百五十米。本是清澈的水，却是深黑的蓝。就有一种妖气，一种诡异感，一种超自然和异世般的氛围。放眼瞭望，只见天高地阔，然却有一种莫名的不安笼罩着你，整个身体弩张箭拔……点击文章标题👆阅读全文 ->
Yego’s Chronicles 