Motorcycle Misadventures

09: The Road to Datong

Yīlù Píng’ān (One Road, Peace All the Way)

Jul 15 • Carla King

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March 2026

08: A Change of Plan

A million new drivers, two gangsters, and a birthday plan

Mar 16 • Carla King

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February 2026

07: A Country Market

Tea eggs, a girl with a rabbit, and the mercy of two old souls

Feb 21 • Carla King

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06: The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

The morning after in the canyon

Feb 14 • Carla King

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05: A Dubious Refuge

When there is only one option

Feb 5 • Carla King

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January 2026

04. Seeking Shelter for the Night

Navigating silence, switchbacks, and self-doubt on day one of a forbidden journey

Jan 22 • Carla King

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December 2025

Present Tense: Let Art Disturb You

On choosing disturbance over comfort, in art and in life

Dec 5, 2025 • Carla King

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June 2025

03: Lost in the Hebei Province Mountains

Lost in the Heibi Province Mountains

Jun 15, 2025 • Carla King

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May 2025

02: The Reconnaissance Trip

Departure, doubt, and the excitement of chasing dreams

May 26, 2025 • Carla King

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April 2025

Present Tense: Fire In the House: Part 3

After the fire: A week later

Apr 23, 2025 • Carla King

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01: Departure

Motorcycle parts, broken hearts, and the flight to China

Apr 9, 2025 • Carla King

March 2025

00: Prologue. The Invitation

Come to China, said the email. China? Really?

Mar 18, 2025 • Carla King

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