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The Light at the End of the Tunnel
From 1967 to 1971, a recurring New Year’s Eve party in wartime Saigon proved to be an ironic, irreverent, and legendary interlude for those who knew the…
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An American in Hanoi, Christmas 1966
On December 23, 1966, the celebrated American journalist Harrison Salisbury arrived in the Vietnamese capital. Within days, his reporting would shock…
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In a blackout
A piece of prose written in memory of the power cuts that were frequent in Hanoi over 20 years ago. And if one happened in the middle of the night, and…
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Far and away: An interview with Andrew Lam
Last March, as his latest collection of stories hit the shelves, I penned a short profile of the Vietnamese-American writer Andrew Lam for Mekong…
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In search of Soul Alley – and Soul Food – in wartime Saigon
In the late 60s and early 70s, Black American soldiers could dig into authentic Soul Food in Saigon. But where were these restaurants and what can they…
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When Somerset Maugham cruised through Vietnam as fast as he possibly could
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The life and times of ‘Madame Canon’
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Kipling in Saigon - and his curious afterlife in Vietnam
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The ballad of Apo, B. and Clair de Lune
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The Peace Plane flies again by Connla Stokes
An essay about an art installation created for peace by an American and a Vietnamese artist, whose fathers fought in the war in the Vietnam.
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Kipling in Saigon - and his curious afterlife in Vietnam
Once upon a time, Saigon had streets named after several Britons, including Rudyard Kipling. Naturally, I had to find out why, and the digging led me…
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Stuck in Khe Sanh
For newer subscribers, I'm re-posting this short story (slightly updated) about an old Vet who gets stuck in Khe Sanh all over again.
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Vivid sketches of a vicious war
The British illustrator Gerald Scarfe came to Vietnam for about a year in the mid 1960s. Here's what I know about his time in the country, which he…
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A brief return to Tự Do Street in the year of '69
A short piece that was inspired by Yusef Komunyakaa's poem "Tu Do Street”.
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An actual newsletter
Breaking my promise that this would be a news-free newsletter to send out a quick update. Please forgive the interruption.
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The life and times of ‘Madame Canon’
Madeleine O’Connell was a French plantation owner, who died in a skirmish in Tây Ninh in 1947. Her story is a good one, but complex too, so here’s what…
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