During Claire Noble’s inadvertent decade in Asia, there was one constant: she always ended up in the land of the absurd. In her shockingly personal and surprisingly poignant humorous memoir, Claire’s witty prose delivers stories that range from hilarious to heartfelt.
Claire ate maggots and smuggled parasites. She suffered through tortuous massages, mammograms and colonoscopies and lived to laugh about it. From a time-warped Shanghai neighborhood to a luxury Hong Kong high-rise, Claire charted a course through different cultures and new life roles, with unexpected discoveries around every corner.
Join Claire for one laugh-out-loud misadventure after another as she learns that plans are often nothing more then good intentions, and a sense of humor is indispensible for surviving all that comes life’s way.
Targeted Age Group:: 18+
How is Writing In Your Genre Different from Others?
I combine an odd assortment of experiences that are not typically found together: expatriate lifestyle, autism, and adoption. Woven throughout these topics was my own struggle to find a passion and a creative outlet apart from being a wife and mother.
What Advice Would You Give Aspiring Writers?
The same thing I tell myself all the time – write more.
Author Bio:
In 1928 Mahatma Gandhi wrote, “If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.” That made two of us. Are funny people born, or made? I’m on a quest to find out. Join me as I try to learn how to laugh at myself, laugh at life and make others laugh in the process.
Author of: State-Sponsored Sex and Other Tales of International Misadventure
And the children’s picture book: Rascal A Meowmoir
Finalist, 2011 Missouri Review Audio Contest
Finalist, 2012 Salem College International Literary Contest
Winner, 2012 4’33″ One-Minute Story Contest
Fellowship Attendee, 2012 Arizona State Rising Stars, Desert Nights Writers’ Conference
2012 Graduate of the Inaugural Cohort of the City University of Hong Kong MFA program
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