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A Portfolio of Poetry (2018)

January 7, 2019 by Shaun Li Stoffer

Battling the Demons It seems there are times more often than I’d like to admit, That I spend watching the ice melt, Into the caramel color, And the pile of ash and embers grow into a mound. I think of my failed dreams in the cage, How a head kick and a right hand, Shattered my pedestal, That was already fragile. I miss the restless nights in the gym Suffering in beautiful agony, As we sharpened our swords, […]

Categories: Creative Writing, Literature, Poetry, Prose, Travel Writing, Writer, Writing • Tags: Creative Writing, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose, Travel Writing, Writer, Writing

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Saying Goodbye to Taiwan

November 17, 2018 by Shaun Li Stoffer

Taipei: During my several months of living in Taiwan I ventured in Taipei twice for the weekend. The first time was to see my mother who was visiting me from Singapore, the second was to see about a girl. I didn’t explore that much of Taipei because to be honest I was all but done with big cities. I’ve come to the point in my life where big skyscrapers, fancy bars and restaurants, and big chains of hotels and fast […]

Categories: Asia, Creative Writing, Taiwan, Travel • Tags: Adventure, Creative Writing, Journaling, Memoir, Paragliding, Personal Essay, Reflecting, Taiwan, Travel Writing, Traveling

Exiting Japan: Tokyo

August 4, 2018 by Shaun Li Stoffer

Tokyo was my last stop for my Japan trip and I had some reservations about going. I was growing tired of big cities, debating an over-packed itinerary, and was worried about being overwhelmed by a city even bigger than my old home of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. So, I just stuck with my instincts: check out a neighborhood a day at a time, relax at night, and just ride the wave. It was also the first time I decided to […]

Categories: Asia, Backpacking, Itineraries, Itinerary, Japan, Museum, Museums, Tokyo, Travel, Travel Writing • Tags: Asia, Backpacking, Ginza, Japan, Taiwan, Tokyo, Travel Writing

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