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Sep 15, 202411 min read
Threats from Drug Dealers: How to Tell Who Will Really Mess You Up
Using threatening messages from a drug dealer as a case study of how to assess when you're legitimately in danger vs. when you're dealing wi


Aug 29, 202427 min read
Last of the Laowai Part III: Holes in the Wall, Holes in the Brain
Funny and frightening stories from an American expat who weathered the COVID pandemic in Mainland China.


Aug 15, 202417 min read
Last of the Laowai Part II: The Final Resort
Funny and frightening stories from an American expat who spent the pandemic in Mainland China.

Apr 30, 20248 min read
Medical-Grade Xylazine Product Review: Pure Garbage With No Place in the Recreational Pantheon
In which I discuss injecting xylazine sourced from a veterinary lab during my wayward youth, which was a lackluster experience if ever...


Dec 14, 202320 min read
I Was Simon Song
This is the first installment of the China Chronicles (aka the Last of the Laowai or any other twee alliterative pair that you'd care to...


Dec 11, 20237 min read
The Incandescent Now (Acid Trip)
The first installment in a series of lightly fictionalized encounters with drugs and mental illness. Caves in Guilin, China. The next...


Dec 11, 20235 min read
First Step Part I: Serenity, 1 Mg Tablet (Benzo Binge)
First Step of NA / AA: We admitted that we were powerless over drugs / alcohol; that our lives had become unmanageable. Doctor please,...
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