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November 2025

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…
 • Connla Stokes
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…
 • Connla Stokes
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…
 • Connla Stokes

October 2025

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.
Published on Pandan Weekly • 
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…
 • Connla Stokes
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.
 • Connla Stokes
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…
 • Connla Stokes

September 2025

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