He shall be like tamaric in the desert, and he shall not see when good shall come.

The Matsus are home to about 13,500 people. The chain of small islands and islets hugs the Chinese coast, lying about nine kilometers from the shores of China’s Fujian Province at the closest point. Communist authorities have always regarded the Matsus as part of China’s Lianjiang County.

It was arms around, and perpetual endearings, and all that I had missed for a weary twelve-month.

Kim Goodman holds the world record for bugging out her eyes.