I landed in Vietnam today. It was more emotional than I expected. I seemed to get this sense that I’d been here before—probably just my...

I can’t sleep because I keep thinking about my book. So many thoughts and ideas. I feel Deborah and Alex must come here. Vietnam must be...

Alex should be quiet even in Vietnam. A man who loves nature and animals more than people—a classic American outdoors childhood. Coming...

While I wait for breakfast, I will use this opportunity to get some writing in. This morning we had a fun outing to paradise cave—the...

Pearls are a resting metaphor to life—taking an impurity and after a year encircling it until an orb of beauty is created. Hanoi—when...

Let’s see… I’ll start with dinner. I stopped writing on the page before to go have dinner with Duc and Ty. We had a traditional meal in a...

Today I visited 3 different caves. The first was eight ladies cave where eight NVC were trapped when a rocket fired by the 7th fleet in...

Good morning Vietnam! I’m getting ready to leave the lake house this morning. I’ll be sad to say “goodbye” to such a beautiful spot, but...

Didn't do much this day. Relaxed, enjoyed the citadel, and caught up on some much needed rest!

I have been learning a lot about Vietnamese culture and Buddhism. Let’s start with some history: The Chang Pa Empire ruled the southern...

I’ve been thinking a lot about the idea of the Vietnam War being a “proxy” war—meaning that Vietnam was the unlucky battleground where...

I took a break this day.

STORY IDEAS After Alex dies in Vietnam Deborah briefly considers a Vietnam burial, but then decides it is time to bring him home. At his...

More Story Ideas Uniforms no longer separate the innocent from the guilty. We all have blood on our hands. Deborah gets back late from...

Quotes from Noah while talking on the phone: “We don’t just put our lives on the line. We put out souls on the line.” “As selfish as it...