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Several years ago I put up a post saying The Peking Duck was “officially closed.” I had had enough of blogging. Since then, I idiotically tried to breathe new life back into the blog with some new China-related posts but my heart just wasn’t in it. I don’t want to write about China anymore. I live half a world away and have nothing new to contribute to the conversation. So that part of my life is over. Meanwhile, I can’t bear to give up my site altogether. I long to write, to chronicle my life, to keep a log. That’s what I’m hoping to use the site for: to record memories and maybe comment on domestic issues. I may only put up a post every couple of months. I’m not going to put up five posts a day like I did twenty years ago.
Back in 2005 it was so exciting and it gave me a great sense of purpose. The likes of James Fallows and Andrew Sullivan and many other influencers were regular readers. But now that I’m twenty years older I don’t need the pressure. It was wonderful, building a community and holding “Peking duck dinners” in Beijing (more than forty people showed up at my last dinner party in 2009). But all good things must come to an end.
Check in now and then to see whether I put up anything new. As I said, I only plan to post rarely, and maybe it’s really more for me than for anyone else. Thanks for reading.
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