21 stories

It was April the 30th and it seemed like just any other day. Then suddenly, in the early afternoon, a guest arrived with some unfortunate news. There was much...

The Constant Epicurean, Ep. 136, For Those Who Wander -Struggles For Vietnams Poor. In this edition, we discuss the struggles for Vietnam's poorest citizens in dealing with closed borders and economic recession.

As I've stated before, things began to unravel within days of my landing in Da Nang. A unilateral revoking of all visas not currently in country and all travelers facing...

I have been in Vietnam now for 7 days. Within days of my arrival entry visas were canceled and all foreigners were to be turned away or diverted. I, in a sense, threaded...

Dealing with the adjustment has begun as usual, lots of sleep. Sleeping the first two days mostly away, it seems every time I do wake, the world has slipped a little...

I should have known better, I should have done my homework, I should have known better. I can’t stand it when I’m caught off guard. So when the Thai Royal police officer...

I had neglected to tell my readers, as it was too perfect of a day, that I in fact destroyed my index toe of my left foot wandering the amazing beach at Ky Co. It didn't...

The Constant Epicurean, Ep. 104. To bury an Angel - The Loss of A Daughter. In this edition, I tell the story of my daughter. Alexandria Juliet.

I’ve thought many times about this moment. How one day I would have to get it out. Write it down. Tell this story. A story about captivity, chains, hunger, cold and...