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My mind keeps awake the sounds of war -- the cries of pain -- the gasps of letting go. And of faces that haunt me in the middle of night -- trying to say their last goodbye --- and trying unsuccessfully to explain why . . . Read More

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After Joey's conversation with Na-Na about his war with Contreau, he feels like he should do something profound, the world is a lie Read More

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American heroes -- they used to be borne of wars, battles, struggles -- extraordinary men and women in circumstances beyond their control. Today American heroes -- ordinary people in ordinary places -- changing the world. Read More

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I attempt to explain my reason for my strong dislike and aversion to Trump and to MAGA. A clarification. Nothing more. Raw and unedited. Read More

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The recent deaths in Jordan of three American soldiers brought back unwanted memories of my time in Vietnam as a Combat Journalist. It opened a wound that after all these years, still has not healed. And I relive the reality that was my youth . . . Read More

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this is a story made for a school project. Read More

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For some of us, the nightmare of living never ends . . . for some of us, our youth betrayed by the nightmare of war . . . for some of us, the days and the seasons bring on the nightmares we lived . . . Read More

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I dug deep down into the very depth of me, and found why I am the way I am -- and not the way I was meant to be . . . Read More

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Resume of the werewolf of Saigon Read More

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Poem / Romance

September 07, 2023

First time I have tried translating an English poem of mine into Vietnamese. Google Translate was involved but I played with the English until I got the rhythm I wanted - well, according to the notoriously fickle Google Translate. Turns out that Google translate is gibberish. Hard enough to translate… Read More

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Article / Travel

August 16, 2023

A quick story about a recent visit to the infamous Hamburger Hill in Central VIetnam Read More

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I semi-humerous piece on how I survived the jungle, the heat and my own stupidity trekking through the North Vietnam national park at Cuc Phuong.. Read More

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Poem / Poetry

July 26, 2023

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The Booksie Classic House

After all these years I still write about my experience in Vietnam. I was 19 years old, and Vietnam took my youth and my innocence, and left me lost and alone in a world I don't understand. And now, every now and then, I write about my time in Vietnam.… Read More

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