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Thank you, all, for your emails and kind words. Jenn and I have enjoyed meeting you all and thank you for reaching out.
I offer some thoughts in return to inspire and hopefully guide you along your career:
1. Show less. Far less. A handful of images from a given shoot is worth far, far more than the whole shoot. Each additional, similar image dilutes the one that preceded.
2. NEVER show 2 versions of the same photo. YOU are the visionary artist. If you see an image as toned, bw, then make it so... officially. Deny the urge to make everyone happy with a color version "just in case".
3. Be creative and add some flair to your titles. Camera generated names like "DSC_2436.jpg" inspire nothing. Cinematic vision captivates. Technical naming bores.
4. NEVER (maybe once, just to remind the viewer of your mastery) show a before and after. Magicians and Illusionists preserve the wonder. Photographers who too easily show the before and after destroy the mystery and allure.
1. Stun us with your beauty... but with classy style. Too many models settle for a photographer's limited, tired, sense of beauty... bikinis and gobs of makeup (we like makeup when it works with a theme... even a lot of makeup). Be different. Envision an ideal image you long to portray. Embody the classy, casual elegance made famous by Jackie-O. The sense of subtlety and refinement that set you apart from the crowd.
2. Check out this brilliantly simple video from glamor.com that shows: the models clean natural beauty; easygoing spirit during the shoot; the photographer's equally calm take; the stunning results that represent my first point for models.
3. Remember that professional modeling is... professional. Professionals initiate contact; return phone calls and emails; contribute their own thoughts and ideas for the shoot; thank the photographer in writing soon after the shoot.
4. Practice on your own behind the scenes: watch videos like the glamor.com above. Practice in front of the mirror. Buy an Allure, Vogue or Vanity Fair and carry it with you all week before the shoot. Look at arm and hand placement, hip rocking; ask yourself why you stopped to look at THAT photo and see how you could replicate that special something yourself. Experiment with and without makeup and make each version captivating. Cast yourself as shy, all natural, high fashion, scared, beaming with the happiness of great news, mysterious, classy, bold.
5. Read 1 and 2 above for photographers and apply it to your portfolio.
6. Set some goals: reach out to a photographer THIS WEEK with your own vision of a shoot. Convey your excitement and be ready to inspire the photographer with your specific ideas.
Go for it!
Now a bit about me:
I enjoy plenty of opposites in life... vigorous fitness training, high activity and healthy eating yet love to sit around motionless reading, writing, pursuing graphic design... and eating nothing but pure junk; the quiet family life of the Midwest but long for the energy and tropical life of Miami, Florida.
As for my ultimate quest on Flickr... to discover photographers who shun the obsessive need to own the ultimate equipment in hopes that technical finesse can replace vision and passion. I am looking for the "Zen" simplicity and the elemental imagination of photographers who can captivate and inspire a viewer with a photo from even the cheapest point and shoot camera.
Although I love Photoshop and excellent equipment, I tire of the empty quest for more, more, more... dizzying, scientific obsession with barrel distortion, pincushioning, chromatic aberrations.... although I savor fine lenses, I'd love to discover a photographer who trounces the pros with a kit lens and a heart on fire.
Thanks to many of you here on Flickr, I am beginning to satify my quest... beauty and grace captured through internal vision and fundamental skill... apart from the endless dependence on new technology.
Lastly, in honor of my faith as a Christian, I am inspired by the creative clues left by the Glad Maker and look for ways to humbly honor Him through bringing joy to others through my creative work.
I hope my photos and mini stories bring you a smile and moment of reflection.
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Testimonials (41)
Lisa Røstøen | Fotografix Studios says:
"Hold on to your shorts people, you are in for one WILD ride when you view Sean's stream. His skills with photoshop are amazing and it's really wonderful seeing the world through his eyes. His photos will take you to places you've never been before and really make you want to reach out and touch them!"
July 15th, 2008
Velvet G says:
"It's been a pleasure and inspiration to watch Sean learn and grow since the time I first checked out his work here on Flickr. There are artists who just have the eye and I expect to see great things in his future.
It's always refreshing to see an artist doing their own thing instead of trying to emulate someone else... Sean does his own thing quite well.
Looking forward to what comes next!"
July 14th, 2008
Kasandra_A says:
"Sean's god-given gift and mad skills are remarkable … he's one of my top inspiring photographers here! You can just sense that every one of his photos is a painstakingly handmade piece of art. And, he's a nice person to boot!
Thanks for being such a generous person and an inspiration :)"
July 12th, 2008
Trish McCoy says:
"Sean has a very different edge to his work. It's cleverly created making his work stand out in a very good way. His works really draw the viewer in. Any photograph that can do that says a lot about the photographer. Very amazing photography. I truly love your work."
July 12th, 2008
trixiebell says:
"Sean's photostream is a pure treat for the eyes and soul! Each image is creative and magical, with stunning compostions and post processing.
I always look forward to seeing his work and come back to view his stream often. I feel I am viewing an art show with each image!
Sean is a truely gifted artist, and I am so thankful to be part of his flickr world and consider Sean a friend. Cheers to you Sean and thank you for sharing your talent and art with all of us!!!!"
June 2nd, 2008
HumanHead says:
"Simply provocative! Every image Sean crafts comes with artistic mastery, brilliant intellect, and a true, basic, sense of tribe (family). His creative visuals often overflow into his most interesting and thought provoking narratives -- he poses some excellent philosphical points. These qualities I now frequently refer to as "Shimmel". Thank you Sean for sharing! (HH:-)"
February 19th, 2008
Malayrish says:
"I cant remember how I stumbled upon Sean's stream, but oh boy, im glad I did. His pictures are not only quirky, but eye catchingly magical and just unique, distinctive. Little everyday stories and captures that bring a smile to my face, making his stream one I always come back to.
the creamy textures, brilliant expressions, details down to a tea. His pictures are gifts to the soul, pure eyecandy. There's always those moments where we feel uninspired, lost in that gloom of not wanting to pick the camera, but his pictures are a reason ill never put my camera down :)
thank you for being an awesome flickr friend and producing pictures
that touch the heart, and resonate within the soul"
February 9th, 2008
coldmountain says:
"I love visiting Sean's photostream. Not only does he create compelling and beautiful images, but he manages to engage me on an emotional level, time after time. And that takes skill, vision, and plenty of heart. Sometimes playful, often thought provoking, he writes some of the best descriptions too.
He's one of the photographers on Flickr who makes me want to try harder, and to produce better and better work.
Thanks Sean. You're an inspiration."
February 9th, 2008
Sandmania says:
"Sean's creativity is of the highest quality and his biggest asset as he continues to astound and inspire everyone with the images he captures.
His ability to write amazing stories to accompany his images allows the viewer to completely immerse themselves into his world and thus it gives them their own personalities.
I encourage all to visit his photostream and view his extremely talented work. He brings thick atmosphere to the most ordinary locations and adds mysticism to his subjects.
Thanks Sean for sharing your wonderful work."
February 8th, 2008
Just Jax says:
"I was given Sean's photo stream by one of his other contacts. She told me that his work would be something that would impress me. Well, I decided to have a look and she was more than right. Sean has a technique for capturing the simplest moments of every day life and turning them into works of art. In his post processing he has a technique that's so awesome. I wish I knew what it was. :)
Sean......you need to post more often. You have a following that won't let your photos sit for very long without comments.
You're definitely an inspiration to me. Thanks for your warmth and compassion that shines through your photo's descriptions always."
February 6th, 2008
myDefinition says:
"Seans work is immediately identifiable amongst the myriad flickr shots. His style is simple and very focused on the faces and expressions of those he loves. Once viewing you may find like I did that my eyes were mirroring those of his subjects, large wondrous and overwhelmingly peaceful.
Sean's images are often accompanied by text that adds meaning or context to to the image. His stream is a digital version of the book: "chicken soup for the soul", and I visit often."
February 6th, 2008
. tori . says:
"I am always excited to see new work from Sean. Whenever I meet new photographers with a creative vision I send them towards Seans work. He is always inspiring, entertaining and makes me look at my world in a new way. Thanks Sean."
November 7th, 2007
digimono ( Mostly Away ) says:
"I think everyone has hit it on the nail, thank you, without a doubt, please continue!"
October 30th, 2007
~Cristy~ says:
Evocative. Candid. Unnerving. Joyful. Surreal.
The ultimate painter of light and shadow, his masterful portraits have the power to hijack the viewer's emotions and send them spinning in all directions.
More than once I have been left mesmerised by the eyes of his subjects, unsettled by their intensity and at the same time enamoured by their beauty and expressiveness.
Where others concentrate on the big picture, Sean brings the small detail to the foreground and makes it king and storyteller.
Reading his commentaries is a treat - clearly a gifted writer as well as a talented photographer. Learning how the portraits came together, and his own feelings about them, brings my enjoyment of his work to a new level.
A phenomenal flickr stream, always full of surprises."
July 23rd, 2007
www.jonSpotphotography.com says:
"A big, hairy spider three inches from the snow-white toes of a little child...
Such images keep me coming back again and again to see Sean Shimmel's latest masterpiece.
Sean has a way of telling a story within a 5x7 area of your monitor. He forces you to go beyond the immediate and explore what a photo means, or could become. His expert use of lighting, clarity, and color adds a masterful touch to his photos and gives fledgling photographers like me something to aspire to.
Beyond his obvious skill, Sean has been so helpful to me personally. He is quick to respond when I have a question or issue and has given me invaluable advice that has changed my photography.
If you never have, please take a moment to look through Sean Shimmel's photos and you will see why I appreciate them, and him, so much.
Thanks for everything, Sean!
July 11th, 2007
Ally Byrom says:
"Sean Shimmel
Wow, what can I say? Pull up a comfy chair, pour a mellow coffee and take a journey through his photo stream. I challenge you to reach the end and not be left wanting more.
I look forward to his posts and often revisit his impressive collection of simply stunning images. Its difficult to pick a favourite but I'm often tempted back for a peek at Tomb Raider, absolutely marvellous in its simplicity.
What sets Sean apart from the rest is his ability to write amazing stories to accompany his photographs which tempt you to linger just that little bit longer.
Great work Sean"
June 26th, 2007
khalilshah says:
"Shimmel work always surprise me! His photographs are stunningly beautiful. Pure talent and creativity. Every thing is perfect in his work composition, colors and editing work is superb. In simple words his work matchless..."
June 26th, 2007
risquillo says:
"Sean es un hombre muy sensible al que le apasiona la fotografía.
Sus temas están relacionadas con el ser humano. Se puede decir que es una persona interesada en las relaciones familiares y los niños. Trabaja estupendamente las expresiones, la composición y la luz. Su interpretación del retrato es fuerte y muy personal, así como lo hacen los grandes artistas.
Me considero muy afortunado por estar dentro de sus contactos. Julio velasco"
June 25th, 2007
Åsta says:
"I first noticed sshimmel's work when he posted the Dr Seuss picture of Cassie upside down - and I just loved it! I then discovered sshimmel's extraordinary talent of telling a story through a portrait. The portraits are often very close up - and yet you can see and feel a whole story - or even a fairytale from them! On top of this, his way of doing the lighting is simply beautiful. I don't know how he does it, but he's work is truly unique, amazing and inspiring!"
May 30th, 2007
There is No Spoon Photography says:
"Sean's photostream is a gift to all that have the opportunity to view it. It is also, I believe, one of his gifts to his children. Sean has a very unique ability to capture precious moments of the lives of his children, which convey many emotions. From utter joy to pain, fear and every conceivable emotion in between. These small glimpses into the lives of his children are what he gives to us. Sean's photographs are technical as well as emotional masterpieces. Sean's ability to "convey" emotion in his work says a lot about what a wonderful human being Sean is. Most of us have work, which just "evokes" emotion, Sean is the master and we are but mere students and admirers of his talent. Sean's best gift of all is to his children, for them, these photographs represent a Tribute to them from their loving father. Thanks for sharing Sean J
April 11th, 2007
Azli Jamil Photography says:
"Sean embodies the great American values reflected in his beautiful loving photos complemented by eloquent and witty captions that would put wide smiles on your face. Just take a look at "Sir, not mister" and you would see what I mean.
Sean, someday we will enjoy that deep dish pizza... and you're buying :-) I'll buy the coffee :P"
April 10th, 2007
AdreWine says:
""The Eyes are the Windows to a Man's Soul." And Sean has wonderfully captured these Emotions and Expressions thru' his Outstanding Photography Skills and Processing Techniques. An Amazing and Captivating Photostream! Cheers!"
April 6th, 2007
ToniVC says:
"Hace poco tiempo que sigo el trabajo de Sean, pero ha sido suficiente para darme cuenta de que nos hallamos ante un fotógrafo singular. Sus retratos de niños tienen un toque distintivo que los hace únicos! Las expresiones en los rostros y el espectacular tratamiento que sabe darles les convierte en obras de arte ante las cuales es imposible permanecer indiferente."
March 20th, 2007
Frizztext says:
"Surely it is dangerous for a camera-owner only to see his family, pets, flowers - but if he manages to follow his children on their way, to discover the world, the growing of his children will develop congenial with the growing of his photography.
The pics "Golden Gloves" + "Sir, not mister" + "Apple" or "Fiberglass Fear" are examples how watching our children can help observing the world surrounding us in a more sensitive way.
Therefore Sean Shimmel's photostream is not only a path following his kids, it's a path to notice the world with a sharpened sensibility.
His shot titled "I can see clearly now" is like a symbol, a metapher,
not only about what he feels using his new glasses,
but on the other hand using his new camera too..."
March 19th, 2007
©DocTony Photography says:
"truly a gifted artist, sshimel has a way with his composition and post processing that defies words. do they make me smile? that would be an understatement sean! your work is phenomenal! really inspiring!"
March 18th, 2007
Nikon66 says:
"The gamut of expressions captured in the faces seen in Sean's photographs is breathtaking. Fear, surprise, laughter, innocence, curiosity. Through the eyes of mostly children he has managed to portray a fascinating range of expression and emotion. I look forward to returning to this photostream to see what turns up next. I also congratulate him for seeing the light and switching from Canon to Nikon! :-) Keep up the good work."
March 18th, 2007
PedjaP says:
"sshimmel combines a talent for capturing child's emotional world, which reminds me of Sally Mann's photography, with impressive postprocessing skills. Great work!"
March 17th, 2007
Sam' place says:
"sshimmel.... que dire de shimmel ? si ce n'est que sa façon de voir la vie à travers ses enfants et des choses qui l'entourent, n'est pas très conventionnel: c'est simplement exceptionnel !!
En effet, son art constiste à nous transmettre ses peurs, ses joies, ses peines et sa bonté d'esprit au travers de tableaux soigneusement exécutés et d'une grandeur valeur artistique.
A chaque fois, il arrive à nous étonner un peu plus, et il est bien parti pour le faire longtemps!
Sean, merci de nous faire partager ton superbe travail!"
March 15th, 2007
usamabhatti says:
"I came across Sean's photostream when I saw one of his photos in a group's pool. He captures the moments perfectly and each photo shows the joys of life through the expressions of his subjects. He has a great sense of composition. His post-processing skills are exceptional and the treatment of the photos always brings out the emotions perfectly. Happy clicking ......"
March 14th, 2007
Jasmic says:
"Sean has a subject, and that subject is his family. I have just looked through six pages of his images, and rarely have I seen such a feeling of love and joy shine through each and every picture. Every image that he adds to his collection reinforces this bond. As a father myself I can really understand where this is coming from, and occasionally I feel I have managed to capture something similar in one of my own pictures.
The only shame is the conversion from Canon to Nikon, but I think we can let him get away with that ;-)"
March 14th, 2007
Sassy Walt says:
"Sean's photo stream is full of magical moments that will turn into exquisite memories. A great vision and usage of light, which shows his talent to be flawless."
March 14th, 2007
Jorge Alberto Mendoza Mariscal says:
"quizas tiene pocas fotos pero se ve que tiene mucho mas talento que yo aveces no se ni como logran fotos tan perfectas"
March 6th, 2007
i s m a e l says:
"I've seen your work and it's good. Believe me, It's very hard to impress me with photos, but you have accomplished just that.
Your photos are the kind of photos that make people go "WOW" when they see it.
I really admire your work, and I think I still have a lot to learn from you.
Keep up the good work, and I'm sure you'll do great with your new Nikon equipment."
March 6th, 2007
Marchegiani_ says:
"As a newcomer to Sean's stream, I find myself pulled in by his technical skill, his artistic eye, and his wonderful ability to capture emotion. I dare anybody to have a look around his stream and not find inspiration. Keep up the good work, Sean – I look forward to each new addition!"
March 6th, 2007
wyle109 @ eileenneo arts & photography says:
"Sean, my new friend.. you have the eye for beauty that others might not see and you make a perfectly ordinary photo to something that is so spectacular and haunting that one could not stop looking at it...You said in my testimony that I celebrate life through the joy of family and children..INDEED! And today, I celebrate the life of photography with you as you so skillfully captured the most memorable moments within a frame that is called a photo.. :)"
March 5th, 2007
Giuseppe Parisi says:
"Portrait photography is one of the most difficoult branch of this art.
Well now I can say that I have finally found a valid and creative portrait s photographer: this is sshimmel!
His stream is really outstanding, he succed in mixing the traditional rules with original and new techniques developed with a tough photoshop work and a lot of talent.
He really struck me, so visit, comment and fav him!
Giuseppe Parisi"
March 4th, 2007
joeymacaroni says:
"When I look at Sean's photography, three things shine through: his love for his kids, his love for God, and pure talent! His images provoke thought, challenging the viewer to look beyond the surface and to see life as it really is. He belongs to the club where every snapshot of family life, every anecdote, and every story about fatherhood is a work of art. It's what I hope to portray when I myself have children. Keep up the good work!"
March 4th, 2007
boadiceafairy says:
"Sean's photostream is a vision of a child's magical/simple life - for those who have not forgotten the child inside them :)"
March 4th, 2007
jess.oatman says:
"Sean has one of the most creative photostreams that I have come across. His ability to capture his subjects in the most unique way astounds me. He has a gift for creating breathtakingly beautiful photos. Each and every time I view a picture of his it blows me away. I know that I can go to his stream for the most speechless photos. His work is just amazing!! One look at his stream and you will be hooked!"
March 3rd, 2007
borealnz says:
"I first discovered Sean's beautiful photostream when I used one of his stunning photos as our daily icon at The World Through My Eyes.
His portraits are especially wonderful, he manages to capture so much emotion with his lens. As well as great photos his captions are brilliant!!
Keep up the good work Sean!!"
March 3rd, 2007
SuperKarmen says:
""..A different point of view. I like his pictures, the light. the composition.
A fascinating and impressive work!!""
March 3rd, 2007
- Name:
- Sean Shimmel
- Joined:
- February 2006
- Hometown:
- Miami, Florida
- Currently:
- Chicagoland, USA
- I am:
- Male and Taken
- Occupation:
- Photographer
- Website:
- Time Stand Still Studio


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Payment by Results: the deathknell for understanding in development
Friends and colleagues,
Payment-by-results (PBR) is set to become a far more common funding mechanism in development. Justine Greening, Secretary of State for International Development in the UK, has made no secret of her ambition to make PBR a central plank of DFID's relationship with development 'suppliers' (as the strategy makes clear).
And this is a problem for two main reasons: Firstly, this will be the deathknell for much of the best and most effective work that takes place in development, because PBR is based on measuring rather than understanding. And secondly, PBR sounds the deathknell for many good organisations working in development, which simply cannot survive in this environment due to the huge investment that is needed as well as the financial and risk management capacity that is needed in order to engage with PBR contracts.
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Is there still space for gender equality in current narratives of development? Rethinking gender work in the shifting spaces of development policy and practice
Short report of DSA-GADPP Study Group/IGS Workshop, Tues June 2nd 2015
Tina Wallace and Fenella Porter
Co-editors Aid, NGOs and the Realities of Women's Lives: A perfect storm
This session was attended by a wide range of students from the Women in Politics group at Oxford University, which changed the dynamics and the questions asked and it was a lively and engaging afternoon. Practitioners and academics were among the audience and the room was full. A new paper was added from Saranel Benjamin who is currently with War on Want but spoke from her position as a woman from South Africa and reflected on how the changes and initiatives being discussed by others impact on work and thinking in the south. Increasingly their voices are not being heard and they are not being invited to share in development strategy, planning and setting the parameters for assessing what success looks like. Agendas are imposed and contracts tight, conditions set far away with little room for negotiation.
Presenters each outlined some of the real issues and tensions for development organisations of working alongside and with the private sector, particularly addressing their huge influence in shaping funding patterns and increasingly accessing development funds through large contracts, often worth multi-millions of pounds, from their own perspective. There is an increasing alignment between corporate funders and the language and practice of the private sector and institutional donors such as DFID and Comic Relief, which have adopted the approaches of the private sector (value for money, results frameworks, quantitative metrics, payment by results, tight contracts and short time lines). While well suited to much private sector activity where the bottom lines are clear and known these methods and concepts are proving very tricky to implement well in the context of dynamic, complex and fast changing arenas of poverty, exclusion and inequality.
Each speaker spoke of some benefits of working with the private sector (which was recognised as being very diverse and bringing different issues to the table) or concepts drawn from them but the dangers were more on their mind. The presentations were all drawn from first hand experience and raised many challenges for the NGO sector that often appears to be adopting these new approaches without question and with a focus on compliance with the new rules and requirements.
As well as the language of corporates creeping in and being promoted the private sector organisations are increasingly moving into providing development, through managing large contracts, evaluating development work and becoming providers of health, education, water and policy frameworks to the UK and other Governments. This shift continues, with NGOs often having to grow significantly in order to compete effectively alongside the consultancy firms and private service providers, while the needs, voices and concerns of those receiving these funds and services are marginalised. There has been a significant shift of power away from the State and citizens towards those with the funding and language to access the large amounts of money and influence now going through Overseas Development Assistance.
The impact goes way beyond the funding environment for NGOs. There are major implications for the work that is done with women, and the relationships that are built with partner organisations. Supporting women's organisations in the global South, and facilitating their voices and accessing the voices of women themselves is becoming increasingly rare; narratives of gender are changing away from an analysis of why women are marginalised and often poor to a focus on 'quick wins' for women and girls . The moves are away from targeting the structural causes of their inequality:
'Building democracy doesn't make good photos … and so doesn't get funded' (Saranel Benjamin, presenter)
The impact of results, indicators and having to prove impact often mean that women's realities are increasingly absent from development planning and resource allocation, and there is a real squeeze on activist organisations. One paper presented in January had shifted from an optimistic look at the future focusing on the issues of democracy, ownership and a recognition that the MDGs had not promoted these or accountable aid. The new SDGs stress the need for the poor including women to be part of agenda setting and calling aid agencies to account and this was positive. But the debates rising now around the financing of aid to be discussed soon in Addis Ababa show that ODA will increasingly be used to facilitate the role of the private sector in investment, running projects, managing development. Many have pointed out the core focus on profit and meeting the needs of the poor make very uneasy bedfellows much of the time but this trend is likely to accelerate fast with major implications for UK and global NGOs.
The small group discussions were rich and many issues were fed back. The main elements of the discussions focused on the enormous influence of the private sector now in development, and how this dominance is forcing NGOs to work in different ways that conform to the norms of business and the market. This increasingly puts distance between NGOs and the people they work with in communities on the ground, and undermines much of the real knowledge and experience that exists within NGOs and their partners.
One of the issues that came out very clearly was how the dominance of market-led norms has led to an increasing demand for particular kinds of 'evidence', especially quantitative evidence that can show that development work is reaching large numbers of people. There is a real need to reflect on how best to deliver and communicate evidence in development work. Whilst both quantitative and qualitative evidence are important, there are often problems with how this is produced (the skills needed to do this effectively and whether the data that is collected is meaningful). What counts as evidence? What are the meaningful indicators to be used for the work? Can there still be a role for the 'thoughtful practitioner' in collecting 'evidence?
Another issue that came out strongly was the competitive effect of private sector norms, and how this is undermining solidarity between NGOs. Many people within development NGOs are trying to work together and 'do the right thing', and personal relationships are still hugely important, but it is becoming increasingly difficult as organisations are forced to compete against each other – as well as against corporate actors who are also bidding for development contracts now. The development sector has become highly professionalised and less value driven, and staff turnover is high making relationships hard to sustain between north and south; these are having a very detrimental impact on how NGOs are able to work together, and work with their partners.
Overall, there was agreement amongst all participants that the reality for development work is now hugely influenced by the private sector, and that in many ways this is contributing to a fundamental re-shaping of the norms and values that have existed and which many still hold dear. The implications of these shifts are not really being identified or addressed as yet and yet are having a significant impact on issues such as accountable aid, democratic ways of working, partnerships between north and south, and the very nature of development work being provided.
Presentations at the workshop:
Kanwal Ahluwalia, Plan UK – The corporate influence in NGO work – drawing from Plan UK experience
Saranel Benjamin, War on Want – Changing narratives of gender in NGOs
Fenella Porter, Birkbeck College/Ruskin College and IGS@LMH- Instrumentalised narratives of gender in PPPs focused on health
Tina Wallace, IGS@LMH – Framing ideas for the future within the post-2015 emerging narratives: looking back and looking forward
Nikki van der Gaag – Chair
A full report is available on the DSA website
Further reading and resources:
A short video about the play 'With You Always', inspired by the book Aid, NGOs and the Realities of Women's Lives: A perfect storm
The Politics of Evidence and Results in International Development, new title from Practical Action Publishing
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Belief in social change – an NGO debate to quench a thirsty development soul
Tina Wallace
Co-editor Aid, NGOs and the Realities of Women's Lives: A perfect storm
Belief – a big word not often heard in current NGO debates, but the theme of the 12th Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship 2015. Not my natural habitat; I entered with trepidation wondering what claims and achievements would be trumpeted.
I had a surprise. For the first time in ages I was immersed in a debate dominated by values, passion, commitment and questioning; the centrality of the power of story telling and humour; the need for hope and creativity; by concepts like risk taking and pushing the boundaries; the importance of who we are as well as what we want to do in the world.
Passion, humour, hope, the celebration of local people's initiatives… concepts redolent of my first encounter with NGOs some decades ago, now rarely heard in those same circles. That discourse now is more driven by concerns such as proving value for money, demonstrating relevance, optimal models, effectiveness and efficiency, as well as showing that millions in need can be reached on small budgets and within minimal time scales. The work is often characterized by compliance and even fear, a concern to meet donor demands and to complete paper based or computerized frameworks of every imaginable kind even if the narratives become 'Alice in Wonderland' as reality in all its complexity is twisted to fit current aid priorities. In these NGO circles many staff with a vision, passion and energy for change often feel thwarted and alienated. Staff turnover is high and many young people find a very uneasy fit between their aspirations and the grind of current development bureaucracy.
Much of what I heard at the opening Plenary of the Skoll World Forum was water for a thirsty soul, increasingly parched and frustrated by the all embracing paradigm of command and control, top down planning, the reliance on systems not people, on paper not relationships, on image over substance. These are trends that have grown and become embedded over many years and I have documented in Practical Action Publishing books, The Aid Chain and Aid, NGOs and the Realities of Women's Lives.
Of course the speakers were exceptional and among the one thousand plus participants (invitation only) would surely be many I would disagree with and even disapprove of. A speaker at the closing plenary wisely reminded us that the energy and excitement of the conference was not the world in which people have to cope with the daily realities, frustrations, ups and downs of their work. But there is no denying the positive energy, the sense of possibility and the hope; above all was the focus on who we are as development agents and the critical importance of our values driving the multiple development agendas.
When the role of the relationships and creativity become central to the development story, the questions to be asked and the ways of working to promote positive change can shift. Rather than boxing development workers in with requirements, conditions and unrealistic demands, the focus of the Plenary was on enabling people to develop their creativity, use their energy to work well with others, and to find new ways of solving problems and addressing challenges.
So what was it about the first Plenary, open to the public, which allowed my spirits to rise? Of course being in the presence of Desmond Tutu was a huge privilege and wonderful experience. A man in his final years was able to command a theatre filled with hundreds of people and connect to each one of us. His depth of experience and understanding, his harsh experiences of cruelty, his relationships with so many around the world and in SA, his humour twinkling and mischievous, his stories of being 'a nobody' in apartheid SA, all were so powerful. Here was a man of enormous experience able to make us laugh and cry, feel human and remember that the connections between people both far and near are the heart of humanity and change.
His daughter brought laughter, warmth and passion into the room as she spoke of her understanding of belief and religion; watching their interaction was both moving and a delight. Ophelia Dahl talked of the magic her father brought into her childhood to build her self-belief. All the panel speakers talked of what influenced them growing up leading on to who they have become, where they now draw strength and inspiration. They discussed the positive and negatives around strong beliefs; the power of religion or ideology to drive and inspire or limit and exclude. They talked of the need for beliefs and values to be clear yet fluid and open to others in different contexts and facing different challenges.
The essential role of values as the lodestar for what to do and how to do it was the dominant motif in this opening plenary. Something many development people know and yet is often sadly absent in some of the very organisations that were originally built on aspiration, ideas, values and a sense of creative possibility.
The closing Plenary highlighted the rich variety of life-enhancing creativity, essential for change. These included the power and danger of humour; the role of all the arts in providing new and challenging frames, promoting positive shifts in understanding and challenging abuses of power. Issues such as exclusion, the lack of voice of so many, critiquing current paradigms, the need for community and cohesion were addressed through singing for hope, using pianos placed on street corners and in unexpected places in the USA, photos bringing new perspectives and bearing witness to things often hidden, satire to highlight abuses of power. The power of art, eloquently presented by the Director of Ford Foundation, to educate, to raise awareness, to promote action was explored; the role of laughter in challenging authoritarianism, injustice and cruelty was shared by Bassem Youssef, originally from Egypt but now living away from home. The importance of story telling and the power of stories to promote new thinking and action were highlighted.
Beyond creativity, the panelists advocated the need 'to dare', to take risks, to be bold, to accept failure, to ask questions, to trust people, to learn from others, to be humble, to promote dignity and respect, to persevere and keep focused on the purpose. All of these resonated with the audience.
Coming from every speaker was the power of ideas and relationships, of multiple ways of seeing and understanding the world, and the urgent need for connections. The "quick fix" was eschewed by one presenter, the need for imagination and belief encouraged by another, the need to fight fear and repression with laughter by a third.
Using music, photography and video, jokes were promoted as part of the many ways to unlock creativity, ideas and new ways of working. And conversations – expertly chaired by two inspiring women – were used to draw out a complex and interesting exploration of the role of belief in social change, the multiple approaches needed to find ways to relate and be courageous, to find our joy and compassion, to use our humanity and to bring an awareness of the unmeasurable and unquantifiable into development and social change.
I am often angry, sad, frustrated and highly critical of much I see in the world around me, and in myself, but last week I felt that the narrow world of debate that I find so inappropriate for addressing the realities of marginalisation, poverty and inequality, had been opened out through the sharing of serious and thoughtful analyses as well as deeply personal stories and experiences. Why did it make me feel so much better? Because, it connected me to inspiring people, it talked to issues I care about especially the role of values, relationships and who we are as people in development; above all it brought me enjoyment, laughter, inspiration and hope.
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Theory and practice: from research to field work by Raffaella Bellanca (co-author of Delivering Energy for Development)
Just a few months ago, I was theorizing on delivery models that work for people living in poverty (more about it in this report http://pubs.iied.org/16551IIED.html a joint production of IIED and CAFOD and in this book http://developmentbookshop.com/delivering-energy-for-development by Practical Action Publishing) and the next thing I know I'm in Haiti making and selling charcoal improved cookstoves and crucially trying to follow my own guidelines.
Selling stoves is not an easy task under many respects, but then and again that is precisely why it is so interesting. The stove we produce (I work for International Lifeline Fund (ILF), an American NGO) is called PlopPlop (meaning "fast" in Haitian Creole), and it is the result of ILF's experience in stove making and extensive market research. In our case, back in 2011, this consisted in a set of complementary activities such as finding out what people traditionally cook, how they cook it, why they do cook it that way. This knowledge tells a lot about the shape and size of the to-be-designed device. There is always a good reason for why people do things the way they do, a set of habits and behaviours that goes under the name of "cultural context"; grasping those reasons can help to propose suited solutions that deliver the required service and even suggest improvements that increase convenience. Taking the local cultural context into account means to actually propose alternatives to current practices that make sense in the local conditions. The step ILF took next was giving out prototypes for people to test, observe how they are used and humbling listen to the feedback. Within a few iterations, The Stove was ready to be introduced on the market; which is ultimately the best test of them all. If you can convince people to buy what you propose, you know for a fact that it is appreciated.
This type of exercise can be very useful to rapidly indicate what is the need to address, if any, and successively understand whether you have a product or not. For example, such scrutiny applied to solar cookers would most probably suggest their limited suitability for households where breakfast requires coffee and happens before noon; saving much investment and effort for their diffusion in those circumstances. And yet, it is dismaying to see how many projects have aimed at promoting solar technology for cooking in the unverified and unquestioned assumption that it is good and practical in all cases. Surprisingly (for the initiators) these projects fail. Failure is often attributed to a presumed cultural background and resistance to innovation from the target group. What it really means is that people won't give up drinking their coffee at 7:00 in the morning.
The culture context is made of many aspects and each one needs taking into consideration; some are more palatable than others; charcoal for example. The large majority of the Haitian population uses charcoal to cook. Charcoal making is the principal cause of deforestation in the country; cooking with charcoal and firewood kills 4 million people around the world per year (yes, not a typo, 4 million, more than malaria and AIDS); charcoal is very expensive and cooking takes up a good proportion of families' income. However, people rarely have a choice. The reality is that in Haiti just a small part of the population can afford LPG, electricity is unreliable, there isn't currently an ethanol nor plant oil value chain in place, and for any of these alternatives to become common practice it will take time; charcoal on the other hand, is being used every day by most. Biomass briquettes are emerging as a viable possibility too; they can be used in the same appliances as charcoal. While other solutions come to maturity, a device that optimizes charcoal (or briquettes) use and reduces harmful emissions is better than nothing and has the potential to have a greater impact on lives than an ideal solution… that stays on paper.
The PlopPlop is a sturdy stove model that can accommodate a large enough pot to prepare rice and beans for an average family of 5. We also make a smaller stove which is ideal to cook sauce. The two combined, cover most of the cooking needs of the local population. I can proudly say that people do like it.
And this is where the fun starts. The technical solution is actually not the focal and ultimate point of a project/business. Having a product to sell, leaves you with a business case to be proven and a value chain to be put in place. The product needs producing, distributing, commercializing and, chiefly, it needs to be bought by the end user. Good luck with that.
A business case should prove that it is possible to deliver the energy solution at a price which is acceptable to the consumer. If the project's target group is made of people who have very limited budgets, this is challenging but in many cases still doable. As in any other domain, there are tricks and tips. People in Port au Prince usually buy traditional stoves for a price which is approximately a third of what an improved cookstove would cost. However, these traditional stoves are made with scrap metal and have shorter lifetimes than improved ones. Moreover, the difference in price between traditional and PlopPlop is paid back by charcoal savings in less than one month. The business case is clearly there. Unfortunately, people are not acquainted with the advantages of improved cookstoves and just appreciate the difference in price. Even when told of the incredible benefits, they still need to believe the teller. Moreover, spending more today to save tomorrow comes as a difficult practice to humans in general and more so for the ones with little means, who face every day difficult expenditure prioritization choices.
The trick and tips for stove sellers are about conceiving ways to communicate the product's added value in a convincing manner and address the upfront cost barrier. A product is convincing if it is desirable. Sometimes development projects seem to be designed to serve an idealized category of people who does not actually exist: The Poor. According to projects of this kind, "The Poor" should get cheap stuff that serves a development purpose, ideally for free. Truth is, in my opinion, that people with low purchasing power are, as everybody else, interested in what is, or seems to be, good value for money ("for free" does not fall in this category) and, where possible, makes you look fancier than your neighbour. To test this rather disrupting hypothesis, we are about to introduce a line of immensely cute stove branded auxiliary products, from aprons to plates, to clearly state that our stove is something of a "must have". We are preparing our Ikea-like start-up package not for "The Poor" but for those who cannot afford much right now. To increase affordability we try to grant credit in those situations in which we are confident that the loan will be repaid; in schools, churches, communities, wherever a leader figure can act as testimonial, manage the loans for us and has a direct relationship with the end user. We are also working with those organizations that enable the Haitian diaspora from US to purchase goods for their relatives in Haiti.
While selling remains the main challenge, building a value chain is surely a complex operation as well. Start-ups in "developed" countries have a fairly low rate of survival. We should not expect this to be different in places where the environment in which the business needs to operate presents extra challenges. And yet some times, project managers sent to implement development projects, are inexperienced and alien to the local settings. Not a good start.
The procurement of goods that elsewhere would take an email here requires knowledge, skills and a whole lot of patience. The most basilar objects are inconsistently available or, most commonly, not found at all. I have been waiting for a heat resistant can of paint for the last couple of months; it was shipped to Haiti in early August but it remained seasoning at the harbour until yesterday, 29th of September. Services are also hard to source and the quality level is set fairly low. This means that some parts of the value chain are missing and need to be built by the business itself even where they do not belong to the core value proposition.
Truly skilled and trusted local people are very expensive. If there is one role for the international community to stimulate development it is that of providing these supporting services, helping to build stronger surrounding conditions for the business.
Enterprising greatly benefit from a favourable enabling environment too. This is made of numerous factors including a transport infrastructure of roads and harbours that keeps logistics costs at bay. In Port-au-Prince, roads are few and crowed, often unpaved. Reaching delivery destination is costly (vehicles must be off-road, better if four-wheel-drive) and takes long time.
In addition, hugely important is to be able to count on a clear and simple set of rules and regulations and business friendly institutions that make it easier and cheaper to set up a company, import and export and operate. Uniquely, internet banking in Haiti is often provided for non-negligible fees (i.e. in the case of our bank). Consequently, any transaction, such as payments of staff, goods and invoices are all done through checks or cash (but that is dangerous, people have been assaulted and even killed for the cash they were carrying). Considering that any operation at the bank counter takes literarily hours in a queue, this results in precious resources being wasted in mere inefficiency.
Favourable tax regimes, a low rate of corruption and transparency are also desirable features. The PlopPlop is made of metal that we buy locally. This accounts for more than half of our production cost since raw material, as all other imported goods, is very expensive on the island and makes our product uncompetitive. While direct import has the potentiality to result in lower prices, this implies clearing custom with unpredictable outcomes in terms of waiting time and imposed taxes.
With so many factors to consider, designing the perfect project becomes an idealistic if legitimate aspiration. Nothing can guarantee that the project will be a success, however, I feel that the recent efforts by IIED, CAFOD and Practical Action to provide insights and guidelines can help to give it a good try (further reading: http://pubs.iied.org/16551IIED.html and http://developmentbookshop.com/delivering-energy-for-development).
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Understanding Organizational Sustainability through African Proverbs
This practical yet profound new book by Chiku Malunga, the first and leading indigenous wisdom based organizational development writer, together with Charles Banda, offers a thought provoking and fresh perspective on communicating organizational change and improvement. In a language people will immediately understand, anyone involved or simply interested in organizational and community development will learn from these insights into African culture and traditional wisdom. This book not only suggests how this can be creatively applied to improve organizational performance but is relative also to modern life in general.
Divided into six chapters, the authors discuss the natural growth phases that every organization goes through as it develops from its beginnings into a mature and sustainable system; financial and organizational sustainability as a key unresolved issue facing many organizations; the concepts of organizational culture and identity; the importance of leadership in organizational effectiveness and sustainability; insights on how consultants facilitating change in organizations can improve their own performance so that they can serve organizations better; and argues that organizational assessments are the starting point for organizational improvement efforts. The appendices contain accessible and useful assessment tools based on the proverbs used throughout the book, with detailed descriptions of how they can be used.
At the outset, the authors draw attention, almost apologetically to the possibility that the proverbs may speak louder than their explanations, yet proverbs make communication so instantly possible, irrespective of differences in geographic origin and cultural backgrounds, a whispered explanation may well be is all that is needed. But as one particular proverb suggests 'there are no shortcuts to the top of a palm tree' perhaps you should simply read this fascinating book, and hear first-hand, the wisdom and loud voices of the authors' African ancestors.
2013 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate named
Great to hear, Dr Peter Morgan, author of Toilet's that Make Compost has been named 2013 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate for his work to protect the health and lives of millions of people through improved sanitation and water technologies.


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In a remote Manchurian town in the 1930s, a sixteen-year-old girl is more concerned with intimations of her own womanhood than the escalating hostilities between her countrymen and their Japanese occupiers. While still a schoolgirl in braids, she takes her first lover, a dissident student. The more she understands of adult life, however, the more disdainful she is of its deceptions, and the more she loses herself in her one true passion: the ancient game of go.
Incredibly for a teenager–and a girl at that–she dominates the games in her town. No opponent interests her until she is challenged by a stranger, who reveals himself to us as a Japanese soldier in disguise. They begin a game and continue it for days, rarely speaking but deeply moved by each other's strategies. As the clash of their peoples becomes ever more desperate and inescapable, and as each one's untold life begins to veer wildly off course, the girl and the soldier are absorbed by only one thing–the progress of their game, each move of which brings them closer to their shocking fate.
In The Girl Who Played Go, Shan Sa has distilled the piercing emotions of adolescence into an engrossing, austerely beautiful story of love, cruelty and loss of innocence.
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Shan Sa was born in 1972 in Beijing. In 1990 she left China for France, where she studied in Paris and worked for two years with the painter Balthus. Her two previous novels were awarded the Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman and the Prix Cazes.
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In the Square of a Thousand Winds the frost-covered players look like snowmen. White vapor billows from their mouths and noses, and icicles growing along the underside of their fur hats point sharply downwards. The sky is pearly and the crimson sun is sinking, dying. Where does the sun go to die?
When did this square become a meeting place for go players? I don't know. After so many thousands of games, the checkerboards engraved on the granite tables have turned into faces, thoughts, prayers.
Clutching a bronze hand-warmer in my muff, I stamp my feet to thaw out my blood. My opponent is a foreigner who came here straight from the station. As the battle intensifies, a gentle warmth washes through me. Daylight is dwindling and the stones are almost indistinguishable. Suddenly someone lights a match and a candle appears in my opponent's left hand. The other players have all left and I know that Mother will be sick with worry to see her daughter come home so late. The night has crept down from the sky and the wind has stirred. The man shields the flame with his gloved hand. From my pocket I take a flask of clear spirit which burns my throat. When I put it under the stranger's nose, he looks at it incredulously. He is bearded and it's hard to tell his age; a long scar runs from the top of his eyebrow and down through his right eye, which he keeps closed. He empties the flask with a grimace.
There is no moon tonight, and the wind wails like a newborn baby. Up above us, a god confronts a goddess, scattering the stars.
The man counts the stones once and then twice. He has been beaten by eighteen points; he heaves a sigh and hands me his candle. Then he stands up, unfolding a giant's frame, gathers his belongings and leaves without a backward glance.
I stow the stones in their wooden pots. They are crisp with frost in my fingers. I am alone with my soldiers, my pride gratified. Today, I celebrate my one hundredth victory.
My little mother barely comes up to my chest. Prolonged mourning for her husband has dried her out. When I tell her I have been posted to Manchuria, she pales.
"Mother, please, it is time your son fulfilled his destiny as a soldier."
She withdraws to her room without a word.
All evening her devastated shadow is silhouetted against the white paper screen. She is praying.
This morning the first snows fell on Tokyo. Kneeling with my hands flat on the tatami, I prostrate myself before the altar of my ancestors. As I come back up I catch sight of the portrait of venerable Father: he is smiling at me. The room is filled with his presence--if only I could take a part of it all the way to China!
My family is waiting for me in the living room, sitting on their heels and observing a ceremonial silence. First of all, I say good-bye to my mother, as I used to when I left for school. I kneel before her and say, "Okasama,* I am leaving." She bows deeply in return.
I pull on the sliding door and step out into the garden. Without a word, Mother, Little Brother and Little Sister follow me out. I turn and bow down to the ground. Mother is crying and I hear the dark fabric of her kimono rustling as she bows in turn. I start to run. Losing her composure, she launches herself after me in the snow.
I stop. So does she. Afraid that I might throw myself into her arms, she takes one step back.
"Manchuria is a sister country," she cries. "But there are terrorists trying to sour the good relations between our two emperors. It is your duty to guard this uneasy peace. If you have to choose between death and cowardice, don't hesitate: choose death!"
We embark amid tumultuous fanfares. Soldiers' families jostle with each other on the quay, throwing ribbons and flowers, and shouts of farewell are salted with tears.
The shore draws farther and farther away and with it the bustle of the port. The horizon opens wide, and we are swallowed up in its vastness.
We land at Pusan in Korea, where we are packed into a train heading north. Towards dusk on the third day the convoy comes to a halt, and we leap gleefully to the ground to stretch our legs and empty our bladders. I whistle as I relieve myself, watching birds wheeling in the sky overhead. Suddenly I hear a stifled cry and I can see men running away into the woods. Tadayuki, fresh from the military academy, is lying stretched out on the ground ten paces from me. The blood springs from his neck in a continuous stream, but his eyes are still open. Back on the train I cannot stop thinking about his young face twisted into a rictus of astonishment.
Astonishment. Is that all there is to dying?
The train arrives at a Manchurian station in the middle of the night. The frost-covered ground twinkles under the streetlamps, and in the distance dogs are howling.
Cousin Lu taught me to play go when I was four years old and he was twice my age. The long hours of contemplating the checkered board were a torment, but the will to win kept me there.
Ten years later Lu was considered an exceptional player, so famous for his talents that the Emperor of independent Manchuria received him at his court in the new capital. He never thanked me for propelling him to this glory: I am his shadow, his secret, his best opponent.
At twenty, Lu is already an old man, and the hair that falls over his brow is white. He walks with his back hunched over and his hands crossed, taking small steps. A few pubescent hairs have appeared on his chin, a baby-beard on a centenarian.
A week ago I received a letter from him.
"I am coming for you, my little cousin. I have decided to talk to you about our future..."
The rest of the letter is an illegible confession: my painfully discreet cousin must have dipped his pen in very weak ink because his cursive ideograms are strung out between the watermarks like white storks flying in the mist. Endless and indecipherable, his letter written on a long sheet of rice paper undid me.
It is snowing so heavily that we have to stop training. Trapped by the frost, the cold and the wind, we spend our days playing cards in our rooms.
Apparently the Chinese who live out in the country in northern Manchuria never wash, and they ward off the cold by coating themselves in fish fat. As a result of our protests, a bathhouse has been built in our barracks, and officers and soldiers alike queue up outside it. Inside the bathhouse, through the haze of steam, the walls can be seen trickling with condensation. In the doorway, molten snow boils furiously in a huge vat. Each man draws off his ration in a cracked enamel bucket.
I undress and wash myself with a towel dampened in this cloudy liquid. Not far away the officers have formed a circle, and as they scrub each other's backs, they discuss the latest news. As I go over to them, I recognize the man speaking: Captain Mori, one of the veterans who fought for Manchurian independence.
This morning's newspaper tells us that Major Zhang Xueliang has taken Chiang Kai-shek hostage in the town of Xian,* where he and his exiled army have sought refuge for six years. In exchange for the generalissimo's freedom, Zhang Xueliang has demanded that the Kuomintang be reconciled with the Communist Party to reconquer Manchuria.
"Zhang Xueliang is unworthy of his good name and he's an inveterate womanizer," Captain Mori says dismissively. "The very day after September 18, 1931, when our army had surrounded the town of Shen Yang where he had his headquarters, the degenerate weakling fled without even attempting to resist us. As for Chiang Kai-shek, he's a professional liar. He'll welcome the Communists with open arms, the better to throttle them."
"No Chinese army can take us on," threw in one of the officers while his back was energetically scrubbed by his orderly. "The civil war has ruined China. One day, we'll annex the entire territory, another Korea. You'll see, our army will follow the railway that runs from northern China to the south. In three days we'll take Peking, and six days later we'll be marching through the streets of Nanking; eight days after that we'll be sleeping in Hong Kong, and that will open up the doors to Southeast Asia."
Their comments confirm various rumors, already rife in Japan, in the heart of our infantry. Despite our government's reticence, the conquest of China becomes more inevitable every day.
That evening I go to sleep relaxed, and happy to be clean.
I am roused by a rustling of clothes: I am sleeping in my own room, and Father is sitting in the next room, wrapped in his dark-blue cotton yukata. Mother is walking up and down, the bottom of her lavender-gray kimono opening and closing over a pale-pink under-kimono. She has the face of a young woman; there is not a single wrinkle round her almond-shaped eyes. A smell of springtime wafts around her--it's the perfume Father had sent from Paris!
I suddenly remember that she has not touched that bottle of perfume since Father died.
Cousin Lu is becoming more and more stooped. He tries to seem nonchalant, indifferent, but those dark unsettling eyes peer out of his emaciated face, watching my every move. When I look into his eyes and ask him, "What's the matter, Cousin Lu?" he says nothing.
I challenge him to a game of go. He turns pale and fidgets on his chair; his every move betrays his volatile mood. The territory he is trying to defend on the board is either too cramped or too sprawling, and his genius is reduced to a few strange and ineffectual moves. I can tell that he has again been reading ancient tracts on go; he gets them from his neighbor, an antique dealer, and a forger of the first order. I even wonder whether, after reading so many of these manuscripts, which are said to ...
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