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Music update
I’m up and down the Best Coast these days, with a focus on friends, a host of appointments with the DMV in Washington, Kaiser in Portland, and even the French consulate in San Francisco (more on that later). But just as importantly, and mos...
My Last Days of Saigon (for now)
One of the odd things about my unconventional life is that, just as often as I’m heading off to a different, enticing place, I’m leaving somewhere I love.
As much as I love striking out in a new direction (or even an old, familiar one, as...
“Answergirl” Redux
My 2002 Burning Man was The One. I’ve had a number of good ones, and a couple of bad, but 2002 was the year that I became…well…what did I become? Whatever I am, Burning Man was a part of forming me.
2002 was the year I got my playa name,...
A Year Without a Burn
Burning Man begins next Sunday, and for the first time since 1999, I won’t be there. (I missed the two COVID burns, but those weren’t officially Burning Man).
I note this for no other reason than…I’ve been 24 times! And 25 didn’t seem lik...
Notes from a Hermitage
And this is at the grocery store! I’m sticking with the yoghurt.
Back in Saigon, and rainy season is finally living up to its name after a couple of months that were more windy than rainy. But either way, it’s (relatively) cool, which is...
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Journalist, diarist, and singer/songwriter David Watts Barton posts about the people, places and ideas he encounters on his travels from his home base in Ho Chi Minh City. Albums on Spotify; book, Japan From Anime to Zen, on Amazon.com.
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