THE SCRIBE
ABOUT JKC
JK Cleary is an American expat living in Beijing. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, he held a commission in the United States Navy. In 1993, he accepted a post at the prestigious Harbin Shipbuilding Engineering Institute in northern China. In 1994, he returned home and co-founded an IT company with global operations. In 2002, he stepped away, sold everything, and moved to Prague to focus on writing. He eventually drifted back to China, where he now resides, travels, teaches literature, and explores the region. j2clear at yahoo . com