JimMahler
@jimmahler.bsky.social
My website offers free English translations of Chinese flash fiction, short stories, jokes and newspaper articles; plus links to the original text for people who want to practice reading the language.
Happy Holidays! (Or Merry Christmas if you prefer). Your presents are new translations of Chinese short fiction at chinese-stories-english.com/stories-mag-..., with links to the original Chinese text.
December 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Happy Holidays! (Or Merry Christmas if you prefer). Your presents are new translations of Chinese short fiction at chinese-stories-english.com/stories-mag-..., with links to the original Chinese text.
A better deal than any you'll find on Cyber Monday! Celebrate CHINLIT SUNDAY! Read translations of Chinese short fiction for free at www.chinese-stories-english.com/short-storie.... Selections short enough to read two or three during halftime of a football game.
November 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A better deal than any you'll find on Cyber Monday! Celebrate CHINLIT SUNDAY! Read translations of Chinese short fiction for free at www.chinese-stories-english.com/short-storie.... Selections short enough to read two or three during halftime of a football game.
Stories about an ancient war, flood relief, an interstellar love affair and more, new translations of Chinese mini-stories available free at www.chinese-stories-english.com/ordinary-peo....
November 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Stories about an ancient war, flood relief, an interstellar love affair and more, new translations of Chinese mini-stories available free at www.chinese-stories-english.com/ordinary-peo....
Candid views of everyday life in China, plus a war story -- short Chinese fiction newly translated at chinese-stories-english.com/opposite-sho..., with links to the original Chinese text for language learners.
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Candid views of everyday life in China, plus a war story -- short Chinese fiction newly translated at chinese-stories-english.com/opposite-sho..., with links to the original Chinese text for language learners.
Five more entertaining stories from one of China's premier youth magazines, translated into English at www.chinese-stories-english.com/ordinary-peo...
September 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Five more entertaining stories from one of China's premier youth magazines, translated into English at www.chinese-stories-english.com/ordinary-peo...
Fantasy, domestic violence, traditional religion: These five short stories have it all! English translations from Chinese at www.chinese-stories-english.com/ordinary-peo..., with links to the Chinese text for language learners.
September 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Fantasy, domestic violence, traditional religion: These five short stories have it all! English translations from Chinese at www.chinese-stories-english.com/ordinary-peo..., with links to the Chinese text for language learners.
Explore interpersonal relationships in China through the lens of short fiction. New translations from the Chinese at www.chinese-stories-english.com/opposite-sho... with links to the original Chinese text for language learners.
August 31, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Explore interpersonal relationships in China through the lens of short fiction. New translations from the Chinese at www.chinese-stories-english.com/opposite-sho... with links to the original Chinese text for language learners.
Humorously imaginative stories from one of China's most popular youth periodicals translated into English at www.chinese-stories-english.com/stories-mag-....
August 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Humorously imaginative stories from one of China's most popular youth periodicals translated into English at www.chinese-stories-english.com/stories-mag-....
Take a peek at the lives of ordinary people (and one extraordinary tree) in China. Short fiction translated at chinese-stories-english.com/ordinary-peo..., with links to the original Chinese text.
August 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Take a peek at the lives of ordinary people (and one extraordinary tree) in China. Short fiction translated at chinese-stories-english.com/ordinary-peo..., with links to the original Chinese text.
Five new must-read stories. Chinese short-short fiction translated into English at www.chinese-stories-english.com/opposite-sho...
July 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Five new must-read stories. Chinese short-short fiction translated into English at www.chinese-stories-english.com/opposite-sho...
Four more stories, three fun and one tragic (but with a happy ending) from China's popular youth magazine, translated into English at www.chinese-stories-english.com/stories-mag-...
July 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Four more stories, three fun and one tragic (but with a happy ending) from China's popular youth magazine, translated into English at www.chinese-stories-english.com/stories-mag-...
Four love stories and a, uh, "dislike story" translated from Chinese at www.chinese-stories-english.com/ordinary-peo..., with links to the Chinese text.
June 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Four love stories and a, uh, "dislike story" translated from Chinese at www.chinese-stories-english.com/ordinary-peo..., with links to the Chinese text.
Don't miss these stories! New Chinese short-short fiction translated at www.chinese-stories-english.com/opposite-sho....
June 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Don't miss these stories! New Chinese short-short fiction translated at www.chinese-stories-english.com/opposite-sho....
Four good short stories and one exceptionally weird fantasy translated from Chinese at www.chinese-stories-english.com/ordinary-peo...
May 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Four good short stories and one exceptionally weird fantasy translated from Chinese at www.chinese-stories-english.com/ordinary-peo...
China's popular youth magazine examines moral issues in contemporary society in these newly translated stories. www.chinese-stories-english.com/storiesmagaz...
April 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
China's popular youth magazine examines moral issues in contemporary society in these newly translated stories. www.chinese-stories-english.com/storiesmagaz...
Taxes done! Back to translating! New fair-to-middlin' short-short stories translated at chinese-stories-english.com/opposite-sho..., with links to original Chinese text.
April 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Taxes done! Back to translating! New fair-to-middlin' short-short stories translated at chinese-stories-english.com/opposite-sho..., with links to original Chinese text.
Stories about ulterior motives translated at www.chinese-stories-english.com/opposite-sho... with links to original Chinese text.
March 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Stories about ulterior motives translated at www.chinese-stories-english.com/opposite-sho... with links to original Chinese text.
More short-short stories about "ordinary people" in China, some of whom may not be so ordinary, translated into English at chinese-stories-english.com/ordinary-peo..., with links to the original Chinese text. Do not read these stories if you're allergic to flash fiction or any of its ingredients.
February 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
More short-short stories about "ordinary people" in China, some of whom may not be so ordinary, translated into English at chinese-stories-english.com/ordinary-peo..., with links to the original Chinese text. Do not read these stories if you're allergic to flash fiction or any of its ingredients.
Sitcom-worthy flash fiction stories from one of China's most popular youth magazines, translated into English at www.chinese-stories-english.com/stories-mag-...
January 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Sitcom-worthy flash fiction stories from one of China's most popular youth magazines, translated into English at www.chinese-stories-english.com/stories-mag-...
Four pretty darn good Chinese short fiction stories translated at www.chinese-stories-english.com/opposite-sho...
January 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Four pretty darn good Chinese short fiction stories translated at www.chinese-stories-english.com/opposite-sho...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Check out the five new translations of Chinese flash fiction at chinese-stories-english.com/ordinary-peo... with links to Chinese text for language learners.
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December 19, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Check out the five new translations of Chinese flash fiction at chinese-stories-english.com/ordinary-peo... with links to Chinese text for language learners.
More stories from one of China's most popular youth magazines, translated at www.chinese-stories-english.com/stories-mag-... with links to Chinese texts for those who want to practice reading everyday Chinese.
November 19, 2024 at 3:20 PM
More stories from one of China's most popular youth magazines, translated at www.chinese-stories-english.com/stories-mag-... with links to Chinese texts for those who want to practice reading everyday Chinese.
A court official, Xuan Zi, was discussing whether ghosts and spirits really exist. Xuan Zi said “Some of you claim to have seen ghosts,” he said, “and the ghosts were wearing the same clothes they wore in life. If someone becomes a ghost when he dies, does his clothing become a ghost, too?”
November 18, 2024 at 2:41 PM
A court official, Xuan Zi, was discussing whether ghosts and spirits really exist. Xuan Zi said “Some of you claim to have seen ghosts,” he said, “and the ghosts were wearing the same clothes they wore in life. If someone becomes a ghost when he dies, does his clothing become a ghost, too?”
Visit our site to read Chinese short fiction (and more) in translation, with cites to original Chinse text for language learners. www.chinese-stories-english.com
November 15, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Visit our site to read Chinese short fiction (and more) in translation, with cites to original Chinse text for language learners. www.chinese-stories-english.com