Tag Archives: Twitter

The Most Precious Gift

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Junying

“What do you think is the most precious gift that I could give you?” I asked my mother the night before I left Chengdu, during my most recent visit to China. She paused for a long moment, glancing at me … Continue reading →

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My Cross-Continental Flights from the West to the East, via the Middle East

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Junying Kirk

Global warming? Isn’t that what everyone is talking about? Yet, we lucky Brits and Europeans have been greeted with snow in March. On Monday it was reported as the coldest day since the middle of the 1980s. When I called … Continue reading →

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Social Media: Do Facebook & Twitter Change the Face of Friendship?

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Junying Kirk

How many of you spend your days regularly checking on your social media updates? As soon as you wake up? Before you turn off your bedside lamp at night? Even taking your iPad or iPhone into the washroom, so you … Continue reading →

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Meeting Dynamic, Organised & Innovative J.J. Collins

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Junying Kirk

Today I’ve invited author JJ Collins to my site and we would love you to join us, over a cup of virtual coffee, to talk about books, writing and where we authors get our inspirations from.  First of all, let … Continue reading →

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Interviewing a Publisher: With Persistent and Obdurate Josephine Litonjua

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Junying Kirk

Today I welcome a very special guest to my site. She may describe herself as Persistent and Obdurate, but in my view she is exotic and enchanting and she hails from Philippines. A very warm welcome, in a typical English … Continue reading →

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Author Dialogue 9: Chatting to ‘Crafty Introverted Extrovert’ Lisa Stull

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Junying Kirk

As a New Year treat for you, my dear readers, today I welcome a hugely popular author, A Thirty-Something Girl, who probably needs no introduction from me, as I’m sure that most people who visit my site would have already … Continue reading →

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