Spring · petals on the pageSummer · hoa phượng and afternoon rainAutumn · leaves coming downWinter · snowing softlyChúc Mừng Năm Mới · Happy Lunar New YearTết Trung Thu · Mid-Autumn FestivalHalloween · something in the raftersMerry Christmas · snow and fairy lightsNguyen Thanh Do
Sweater weather, hot tea, and a draft I have been "almost done with" since August.Blast · updated

Essays, notes, and the occasional argument with myself.

Sep 2026On finishing thingsAn essay about completion, written over eleven months.Jun 2026A short history of my bad ideasAbridged. The full edition would need a second volume.Mar 2026The case for doing less, at lengthI am aware of the irony and have chosen to proceed.Nov 2025Things I learned by breaking themA field guide, with apologies to the things.Jul 2025Why my reading list never gets shorterA confession, and a partial defence.