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Further misadventures, since birth
Stay safe: Life in the shadow of terror (✍🏻)
First draft of a story about my experiences with terrorism. Written as an exercise for a creative writing course.
Five, or Why I hold a grudge against Florence (✍🏻)
First draft of a story from my childhood. Written as an exercise for a creative writing course.
The fallen city of Mrauk U (✍🏻)
When Rudyard Kipling wrote his famous poem about the road to Mandalay, he meant it not as a literal signposting but in a more symbolic way: the journey to romance.
A little bit of heart in Hong Kong (✍🏻)
Nicola Canuti, the jovial head chef at Yan Toh Heen, appears in the lobby of the adjoining Intercontinental Hotel with a smile as wide as his face and a hat so tall it's hard to ascertain his real height. “Are you excited?” he asks, but doesn't wait for an answer.