Class of 2005 F*CK YOU – two words, no argument
The bug in the system - Heartstopper landed 20 years too late for a queer kid at a Bavarian village school. Six years, two carved words, what came after.
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The Render Runs At Night My mind runs on MIDI
A mind with no mental images, a render engine that only wakes at night - and a creativity that never actually left.
Where the Roads Don't Reach A childhood at the end of the water
Cà Mau childhood by lamplight - a wooden house at the roadless edge of the Mekong Delta, where boats wear eyes and the dead wait in the water.
A Powerful Coincidence He said yes, and the sky agreed
Proposal on a wild Vũng Tàu dune, a yes, two gold rings - and a rainbow cloud with impossible timing. The same-sex marriage quest begins.
Letter To Phương On losing Phương: A love letter in retrospect
Phương checked out on November 24, 2024. A love letter in retrospect - about a friend, a comet, and a life lived at full throttle.
Best Year This Decade 2023: a year of serenity, growth, and anticipation for what’s next
2023 was spectacular - arguably the best year since 2017. New beginnings in suburbia, serenity, growth, and anticipation for what's next.
No Shorts Allowed No shorts allowed: Lessons from an Odyssey nobody asks for
A friend drugged in a Sài Gòn pub - lessons from an odyssey nobody asks for. About safety, trust, and the ugly side of nightlife.
Growing Old Gracefully The adventure of aging: delightful and breathtaking
Aging as adventure - while the world worships eternal youth, getting older can be delightful and breathtaking. A contrarian take.
Merry Christmas Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas - looking back at a year that turned out better than expected. Travel, friends, fresh starts. Happy holidays.
Same Same But Different I have moved. Or: same same but different
Moved apartments in Sài Gòn - new place, same neighborhood. Sometimes the familiar choice is the better one.