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Counting the Minutes

Counting the Minutes

August 10, 2020
by Tasha May
Yarns

Nothing symbolises Western society – particularly, its notion of time as a commodity for sale – better than the taxi driver’s meter. As a child,…

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Caught Up In the Dominance of the English Language

Caught Up In the Dominance of the English Language

August 28, 2018
by Dana Louey
Features

Our legs dragged as we approached the traditional Indonesian restaurant, known as a warung, at the end of the street. Smokey grey fumes swirled from…

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I Stole a Sea Turtle from Indonesian Fishermen

I Stole a Sea Turtle from Indonesian Fishermen

November 15, 2016
by Ezekiel MacNevin
Yarns

Tweedle Dee and Tweedle-fucking-Dum could tell you that members of the same species share similarities – we all eat, sleep, walk, shit, laugh, cry, love…

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Getting Slut-Shamed in Vietnam

Getting Slut-Shamed in Vietnam

November 14, 2016
by Kate Dewar
Yarns

We were at the end of our dubious four-and-a-half month voluntourist teaching placements in Northern Vietnam. We had by now overcome the shock of the…

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Sacrifices, Whiskey and Cultural Acceptance

Sacrifices, Whiskey and Cultural Acceptance

October 10, 2016
by Melanie Groves
Yarns

“You are sick, you are weak; this will make you feel better.” Phani handed me a bottle of whiskey. Personally, I thought he was overreacting….

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I Was Bashed by a Bouncer in Turkey

I Was Bashed by a Bouncer in Turkey

June 7, 2016
by The Hobos
Yarns

Rough hands threw me against a wall where I crumpled, watching as Abraham was towed away. The bouncer shoved me through an exit into an…

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Welcome to Asia

Welcome to Asia

September 17, 2014
by Nat Kassel
Features

The sun beats down on your shoulders like dead weight and the air is so thick with humidity and pollution that you’re struggling to breathe….

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