An Angel Revealed

A guardian angel of the highest order lives in Battambang and his name is Sok Hom. I met Sok Hom … More

The Circus of Life

At the very end of a nondescript gravel road, in a corner of dusty Battambang, deep in the northwestern part … More

How Huang Stole My Heart

What’s wrong with this picture? Nothing, except that this little guy is probably one of only a handful of kids … More

Lunar Year Landscapes

The Lunar New Year celebrations continue unabated, from the crack of dawn until long after dark. Chinese music blares from … More

For The Traveler (A Poem)

On the eve of my departure back to Cambodia, marking the second anniversary of my accident, I wanted to share … More

A Gift from Yu

The other day I received a bird in the mail. Not a real bird, of course, but a crane nonetheless. … More

A Swim to Remember

It was the kind of morning that made me wonder why our government hasn’t yet (to the best of my … More

Memories of a bike gone awry

Sometimes, moving your body at the slowest and most deliberate pace possible elicits remarkable awakenings and realizations. It makes you … More

A Midwinter Night’s Steam

How else to beat the winter chills than to indulge in an Epsom-salted bath? Which was exactly the antidote I … More

My Body, My Poet

“The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.” … More