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Feb.14.2012 - 2:05 pm
Travel, My Long Lost Lover
In the Lap of the Gods
We stood in the middle of a deserted parking lot, a few miles past the Yosemite National Park entrance. My friend handed my son the lantern, which cast a soothing glow into the...
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Dec.20.2011 - 5:03 pm
When San Francisco Goes Marching
In the Lap of the Gods
On the way to my first March on Wall Street in San Francisco, I ask a cop for directions. “Excuse me, do you know the way to the Federal Reserve?” With all the ruckus over Occupy...
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Aug.31.2011 - 3:25 pm
Another Brick and Mortar Store Bites the Dust
In the Lap of the Gods
I bought my last book at Borders tonight. It won't be long before the store closing signs come down, and the store gets shuttered along with the rest of the...
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May.31.2011 - 7:16 pm
ER - Sin City Style
IN THE LAP OF THE GODS
“Do they have lollipops here?” my son asks when we arrive at the ER. It’s our second night in Las Vegas, and he has taken a tumble from the stairs. Not what we had in mind for...
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Comments from Li

Feb.16.2011 - 11:12 am
In response to: Purpose and how-tos of Facebook Fan pages
How to link those two pages?
I have the two pages, but have no idea how to get the fan page for my book to show up on my personal pages. Until a...
Jan.10.2011 - 11:06 pm
In response to: Imagine a John Lennon world where everyone travels
Re: traveling
I'm curious when you visited those communist countries; were they part of the old Soviet bloc? How things have changed...
Dec.21.2010 - 10:27 pm
In response to: Face time in the age of e-books
Re: giving the readers more
Thanks for sharing your web layout. It's like a walking tour right on the page! I've also seen websites where the...
Oct.21.2010 - 10:05 am
In response to: Car Nights
Love this story - heartbreaking
My vote is for this story. Tragic, and compelling. And in the fiction, there's too much truth.
Feb.15.2010 - 3:27 pm
In response to: My Favorite Short Story
Inner City drama
Hi Patricia, This is a very touching story. It gives me hope that words can change the world, or at least our little...
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About Li

Li Miao Lovett is a writer and educator in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her first novel, In the Lap of the Gods (Leapfrog Press, Sept. 2010), is a tale of love and loss set amidst the rising waters of China's Three Gorges dam. Her passion for the environment...
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Causes Li Lovett Supports

Words Without Borders  www.wordswithoutborders.org