Full Articles

• Crash Course Korea
  Confucian wanderings through unfriendly lands.
• Fiction Excerpts
  Stories gleaned from people and places that left an impression on me.
• Kyoto Travel Log
  Five days in the Heian capital.
• Lessons to a Young Poet
  Can I help a young poet learn from my mistakes?
• Mr. Taipei
  Stories from the city that never sleeps, slows, or seems to sit down.
• Portrait of the Artists
  Like being raised by wolves; you get all of these survival skills that aren't directly usable in human society.
• The Tea House
  In the thrall of a Buddhist master, I confronted belief and practice in Asia.
• Wenshan Hotsprings
  “If a rock’s going to kill you, well, then I guess it’s just your time.”
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