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Q was the question she asked
May 29, 2025

Q was the question she asked

In the mid-1990s, Phuong Anh Nguyen made Q Bar the most important bar in Vietnam—and possibly the world.

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Is reality a rhetorical question?
May 08, 2025

Is reality a rhetorical question?

It takes a leap of faith to connect language and experience—and sometimes we land in the abyss.

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I went to a concert
May 06, 2025

I went to a concert

This musician not only changed my life—she defined it.

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50 years ago, my fate was sealed
Apr 30, 2025

50 years ago, my fate was sealed

How the end of the Vietnam War set the course of my life.

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All Alone in the Moonlight
Jan 02, 2025

All Alone in the Moonlight

Between the past, the present, and the future, we're all stuck in the dungeon of the memory palace.

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