Postcards from the End

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Impulsive Crimes, Petty Crooks, Master Thieves and Society Wreckers
[Saigon, 10/30/19] 5:56AM and I’m back at Noir. Since the cappuccino machine isn’t ready, I’ll have an Americano, which is just black and bitter water…
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Emperors of Eye Screams
[Noir Coffee in Phnom Penh on 11/25/23] “In the lives of emperors there is a moment which follows pride in the boundless extension of the territories we…
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Enduring Monsters
[Phnom Penh, 11/14/22] Leaving my hotel just after 5AM, I had the option of strolling towards the Mekong, just a mile away. At that hour, there was very…
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Free from the Bombastically Hiveminded
[Phnom Penh, 11/19/23] It’s 5:18AM, and I’m in a café noisy with a dozen men. The wooden furniture is overly thick, and there are large, heavy…
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Chinese Eternity!
[Phnom Penh, 11/17/23] In Sihanoukville, I was surprised to see so many Indonesian restaurants. Surely, they weren’t just there to serve tourists? It…
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Love Finds Joy in the Mess
[Sihanoukville, 11/9/23] To save a few bucks, I booked a room at Zing without a balcony, so denied myself one more pleasure, but it still feels great to…
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Hell's Best Face!
[Sihanoukville, 11/6/23] I died last night and woke up this morning in Sihanoukville. Since there’s no trace of any god, saint, angel or cherub, this…
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Blundering into a Chinese Maze
[Sihanoukville, 11/7/23] When I visited Kolab, Cambodia six weeks ago, I could see the basic accommodations of any settlement. There was a market where…
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Joke City at the End of the World
[Phnom Penh, 11/4/23] It’s 7AM, and I’m sitting in Cafe Amazon, a Thai chain. I’d rather be at Nil, but it doesn’t have wifi, and I wouldn’t want to hog…
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Despite Lockdowns, Jewjabs, Wars and Global Depression, Everything is A-OK
[Phnom Penh, 10/30/23] Barista is too fancy a word, so I’ll just call her coffee server, or caffeine wallah. Today, this plump and pretty young woman is…
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Bodies, Voices and Bread
[Prague, 10/25/15] Last month in Kracheh, I discovered a one-table café owned by a solidly built Chinese with a slight smile always on his face. When he…
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Asshole Plague!
[Phnom Penh, 10/29/23] Measured tone has disappeared. Everywhere you look, there’s hysteria, unchecked rage, genocidal lust, flippant insults and, most…
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