Seven stories set in Thailand. The stories are a mixed bag, some funny, some sad
The author lived in Thailand for six years, and the stories reflect his observations of the kingdom and its people.
* An American expatriate seeks employment and love, but what he finds is not what he was looking for.
* A Thai woman overcomes the habits that almost destroy her marriage.
* A Thai girl looks for a career and is surprised by what she finds.
*Another Thai girl overcomes a dismal childhood to achieve respounding success.
*The American wife of a Thai discovers that she doesn't like paradise.
*A Thai wife is dissatisfied with her Japanese husband.
*A young hai man climbs toward success, using his emplpyers as stepping stones.
The deep-dive literary meditations presented as stories, poems, and essays in The American Poet Who Went Home Again, A Mosaic of My Soul at Work, have captivated and inspired readers ever since its first paperback publication in 2008.
Just as life during the pandemic was color-coded with different hues representing different levels of danger, life in its aftermath has become shaded in similar ways. As a self-styled “Seeker of Beauty with Beauty,” (borrowing from a quote by W.E.B.