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Withan uncanny knack for suspending reality, Kevin Smith has dug more than one hole in his attempt to tunnel through the Earth. He is a published author with Hello, Rice, I'm Hamburger (Zhejiang University Press, 2017, bilingual, English/Chinese), which depicts China through the eyes of a foreigner & Kentucky Azaleas, which evokes the childhood folklore,“If I dig through the earth, will I pop out in China?” With a background in psychology, directly working with children for over ten years (social work, preceded by education) he has been able to retain a child's sense of wonderment. Kevin eventually was successful in his digging and currently resides with his wife in Shanghai, China. ...more

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Kevin Smith Robinson Crusoe's island to see if I could survive…moreRobinson Crusoe's island to see if I could survive(less)

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Kevin Smith I take a day off. The next day, while doing something monotonous like swimming, I think about where I am stuck. I then try to allow any thought, no ma…moreI take a day off. The next day, while doing something monotonous like swimming, I think about where I am stuck. I then try to allow any thought, no matter if only slightly related, flow into the thought process. If it sticks to that 'black hole' or emptiness that surrounds writer's block and starts to make an impact, I try it on for size. If it doesn't, it gets sucked up into the inky darkness and I try again. Eventually something takes shape.(less)

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou

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