The book is separated into three parts, each with a distinct pattern of travel. Please go to the About page to inquire about publication status and options. Bonus stories, listed below, are not included in the book but are available upon request.
(Hong Kong, a Love Story first appeared in the Winter 2026 issue of the University of Chicago affiliated Euphony Journal. It was a semifinalist in Action, Spectacle’s 2026 Poetry & Editors contest. The second story Rubies and Rucksacks first appeared in the December 2025 issue of Five on the Fifth magazine)
I. First Flight (Dec 1987-Jan 1989)
一. Hong Kong, a Love Story
สอง. Rubies and Rucksacks
Tatlo. Life in Paradise Part 1
Apat. Life in Paradise Part 2
Lima. Life in Paradise Part 3
Bonus. The Dance of the Moonlight Swordsman
Enam. Escape to Singapore
Tujuh. The Boat and the Brothel
แปด. Our Selfish War Part 1
เก้า. Our Selfish War Part 2
ဆယ်. Reporting from Rangoon Part 1
ဆယ့်တစ်. Reporting from Rangoon Part 2
བཅུ་གཉིས. No Limits
Bonus. The Mao Cap
Тринадцать. The Mule
II. Lost and Found (Dec 1990-Aug 1993)
じゅうよん. One Night in Shibuya
Bonus. Girlfriends and Sisters
Fifteen. The Language Divides
III. Where the Heart Resides (Dec 1993-May 1995)
สิบหก. A Blossom in the House
Mười bảy. The Good, the Bad, and the Blind
十八. Handover