Geri Cheng

A Writer’s Life with Geri
Geri Cheng by Geri Cheng|Writers on Writers
Series of conversations exploring the gravity of events in Hong Kong and unfamiliar personal moments of history
“To Be or Not To Be”
Geri Cheng by Geri Cheng|Creative Nonfiction, Joining Together
My father is setting down his bowl of rice and chopsticks on the table, shaking his head. “Ah lui, why don’t you want to go to law school? You have...
“We Didn’t Start the Fire”
Geri Cheng by Geri Cheng|Routine, Self-Quarantine & Ritual
A song that comes to mind as I look back on this year is Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” The melody of the song is, as the singer...
A Woman’s Woes
Geri Cheng by Geri Cheng|Fiction
The kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, and living room were all cramped, no barrier separating them. Instead of white marble, the floor was made of dark brown wood typical of older houses,...
Craft with Geri Cheng, interviewed by Anna Li Lai Nam
Geri Cheng by Geri Cheng|Writers on Writers
An exploration between two writers of Hong Kong during the maze of this year on craft and expectations, uncertainty and perseverance, revisions and surprise