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Dave Haysom

@spittingdog.net
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Translator of 李洱 Li Er’s *Cherries on a Pomegranate Tree* and 文珍 Wen Zhen’s *Nothing but the Now* (2023). Managing editor of *Pathlight* (2014-2018). Occasional critic and regular teacher of literature. Based in Beijing since 2007.

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Dave Haysom @spittingdog.net · 19/09/2026
this is a metaphor for something
poster for Dadong x Subway sandwich
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Dave Haysom @spittingdog.net · 14/07/2026
coffee beans and books from Hungary and Croatia ☕️
*Journey by Moonlight* by Antal Szerb and *The Walnut Mansion* by Miljenko Jergović; coffee beans from Mantra, Racer and Goat Story
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Dave Haysom @spittingdog.net · 27/06/2026
cinemas in mainland China couldn’t quite decide what language they were supposed to advertise
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Dave Haysom @spittingdog.net · 20/06/2026
is this a pun tho
PAW HUB, a shop for all (all?) your canine needs
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Dave Haysom @spittingdog.net · 30/05/2026
let’s go to Guizhou
novel 月球 by author 郭爽title card of movie Kaili Bluessong 浪子 by 列 playing on an MP3 player
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Dave Haysom @spittingdog.net · 16/05/2026
The Mandalorian and… Gugu?
Chinese movie poster for the Mandalorian and Grogu
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Dave Haysom @spittingdog.net · 22/12/2025
“no cheese latte for me thanks” you say, but wait until you learn how many different types of cheese you can find in one cup of Starbucks coffee.
screenshot from Starbucks China app showing delicious cheese latte with three (THREE) kinds of cheese.
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Dave Haysom @spittingdog.net · 06/12/2025
not a surprise to observers paying attention to the enduring popularity of Shakira Gazelle.
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Dave Haysom @spittingdog.net · 05/12/2025
石一枫 Shi Yifeng’s 2023 novel 逍遥仙儿 is all about wealthy Beijing parents trying to get around this ban by setting up their own private school (much like Mark Zuckerberg!)
book cover of 逍遥仙儿, a novel by 石一枫 Shi Yifeng.
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Dave Haysom @spittingdog.net · 27/08/2025
big news! could not be more excited to be translating《小花旦》by Wang Zhanhei 王占黑. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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Dave Haysom @spittingdog.net · 08/08/2025
hey, I see you’re reading a book there huh? some interesting words there, in your book? I once read a book too, actually, would you like me to tell you about it?
fly bro tries to interrupt reading
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Dave Haysom @spittingdog.net · 29/07/2025
summer holiday book haul 2025
Us by Zaffar Kunial
Delicious Hunger by Hai Fan
Fair by Jen Calleja
What the Earth Seemed to Say by Marie Howe
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Dave Haysom @spittingdog.net · 18/07/2025
yes the sights were lovely but what I shall remember of Paris always is the infinite variety of instrumental Hotline Bling covers. accordion Hotline Bling, jazz piano Hotline Bling, steel drum Hotline Bling. the Eiffel Tower lurks around every street corner and so too does panpipe Hotline Bling.
somewhere out there a Parisian is listening to an acoustic guitar cover of Hotline Bling while he eats his morning croque monsieur.
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Dave Haysom @spittingdog.net · 27/04/2025
the deepseek seal of approval
poster advertising a restaurant in Hangzhou as recommended by Deepseek
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Dave Haysom @spittingdog.net · 29/03/2025
that sweet sweet Shijiazhuang marathon swag
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Dave Haysom @spittingdog.net · 08/03/2025
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Dave Haysom @spittingdog.net · 08/12/2024
Sunday afternoon in 798, Beijing.
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Dave Haysom @spittingdog.net · 08/12/2024
mad as a
frogs in a box
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Dave Haysom @spittingdog.net · 02/12/2024
Medal Design: 5/10
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Dave Haysom @spittingdog.net · 02/12/2024
Route: 6/10 (nice start on the Bund; last 10K was a bleak there-and-back)
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Dave Haysom @spittingdog.net · 02/12/2024
Shanghai Marathon 2024 – ALL-IMPORTANT RATINGS!
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Dave Haysom @spittingdog.net · 22/11/2024
yeah okay ORBITAL’s pretty good but it’s not like 24 HOURS IN SPACE good
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Dave Haysom @spittingdog.net · 19/11/2024
the books I am teaching this semester:
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