William R. Stimson

Dr. William R. Stimson left academia and opted for a life of radical simplicity centering on meditation, martial arts, yoga, dream analysis and writing. He is a founder and former editor of the Dream Network Journal and led evening dream groups in Manhattan. For years he conducted the free all-day meditation group every Saturday at the Ch'an Meditation Center in Elmhurst, Queens. His writing has appeared in numerous journals and magazines.

He currently lives in Taiwan where he writes, leads dream groups, and with his wife co-teaches a course on dreams in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work at Taiwan's National Chi Nan University.

Another Chinese Writer Goes To Jail For Telling The Truth

In China, Hu Jia, 34, and his wife, Zeng Jinyan were placed under house arrest because they posted information on the internet about human rights cases, peasant protests and other government abuses.

On Dec. 27, 2007, Mr. Hu was taken away by the Chinese police. His wife and daughter were left under house arrest, and cut off from telephones and the Internet.

On April 3, 2008 a Chinese court sentenced Mr Hu to three and a half years in prison for telling the truth in a country where this is not permitted.

The New York Times