As one might expect, Chien asked to meet this reporter in front of her neighborhood McDonald's before settling in a quiet corner of a crowded coffee shop. As she speaks with her Ilan accent-right there in front of your eyes-it gives flesh and blood to her writing and a certain intimacy that's hard to put into words.
果不其然，簡媜就將約會定在社區麥當勞的門口，然後一起轉進吵雜平價咖啡館的安靜角落；她的宜蘭腔一開口，文字就突然長出了血肉，活生生地實現在眼前，有說不出的親近感。