Ho Lin's Humble Abode

Ho, Horizontal You're telling a story, after all, and your job is to make people want to go on listening to your tale. The slightest distraction or wandering leads to boredom, and if there's one thing we all hate in books, it's losing interest, feeling bored, not caring about the next sentence. In the end, you don't only write the books you need to write, but you write the books you would like to read yourself.
-- Paul Auster

 Background  Here and Now

Ho, HalvedWho is this Ho Lin guy, anyway? The crime-ridden streets of Baltimore. The lap of suburbia in Albany. The alleys of Beijing. The temples of Japan. The rural beauty of North Carolina. The tech-head capital of San Francisco. A glimpse at who I am, what I've done, the strangeness I've seen, where I've been.

Featured: The Beijing Letters

In PeruWhat is he up to these days? My plans for world domination through literature and general artistic mayhem are proceeding according to schedule -- but not this part of the site. In the meantime, check out the Ho-Dome.

Under Construction

 Writings & Thoughts  Movies & Music

Ho rocks outThe true heart of this website contains snippets of my work, from my earliest stories to random sports and arts articles, to excerpts from my current projects. You'll also find random scribblings about anything which worms its way into my perpetually hassled brain. Enter at risk of your own sanity.

Featured: "The Comma"

Double-Ho-SevenAh, flicks and tunes. Is it strange that a writer should contribute a whole section on movies and music? Well, there's no escaping my passions. Read my opinions and commentary, defenses of my bizarre tastes, paeans to Asian cinema, and related topics.

Featured: "One Nite in Mongkok"

Last updated: August 2005

Email Ho Lin at ho_lin@50g.com




RIP -- My first place of work during the dot-com boom, now all but a memory. When I was there, they had over 200 editors. Now they have five.
  


Caveat Lector, home for artists and writers everywhere -- and also the San Francisco literary journal that I co-edit.
  


My current work address -- connecting the military community to its benefits
(education, VA loans, etc.).