“Lust in Translation”
Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 04.10.06 | 11:51 AM ET
My latest travel essay, about a sexy phone call I received in a hotel room in Xian, China, appeared in Sunday’s Washington Post. It’ll be coming to the pages of World Hum soon.
Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 04.10.06 | 11:51 AM ET
My latest travel essay, about a sexy phone call I received in a hotel room in Xian, China, appeared in Sunday’s Washington Post. It’ll be coming to the pages of World Hum soon.
Jim Benning is the editor and co-founder of World Hum.
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Sheila Scarborough 05.04.06 | 10:51 PM ET
Jim, this is a great piece, I really enjoyed reading it (and it sounds as though you had fun writing it!)
Isn’t it bizarre how these quirky things become your best writing fodder?
Sheila
Jim 05.17.06 | 6:17 PM ET
Hi Sheila,
Sorry for the delayed reply. So glad you liked the story. It is strange how these funny experiences make for good writing fodder, absolutely.
Thanks much!