Month: October 2015

Short Story: The Gift: Postcard from Pulau Aru

October 8, 2015

The Gift Aru has held a special place for me ever since reading Alfred Wallace’s book On the Natural History of the Aru Islands many years ago. When this particular opportunity to actually go there came up, I couldn’t resist. I knew Aru would not be the romantic, exotic place I had read about so … More Short Story: The Gift: Postcard from Pulau Aru

Merdeka (Freedom: a true story on drug use in Jogjakarta)

October 8, 2015

Ever since the front room of our small boarding house (kos) came available, and thus given over to the two sons of the house, Kangmas and Dhimas, a demon took over with shocking speed and accuracy. While freedom meant being only some 10 feet away from the main house, the physical distance was compounded by … More Merdeka (Freedom: a true story on drug use in Jogjakarta)