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An expat novel in episodes: SUITE DUBAI #1 – Arriving (1/8)
Today we begin a serial novel by Callista Fox, called Suite Dubai. Recalling her childhood as a Third Culture Kid in the Middle East, Callista had a story in her head that wouldn’t go away: “There was...
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LIBBY’S LIFE #88 – A silver trail
It’s a cozy enough scene, I suppose, if one were to look at it quickly through the living room window. Granny, Beloved Son, Doted-On Grandchildren and, OK, Tolerated Daughter-in-Law, all sitting in...
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An expat novel in episodes: SUITE DUBAI #1 – Arriving (2/8)
It’s mid-December—perfect timing for the second installment of Suite Dubai, a serial novel by adult Third Culture Kid Callista Fox. As Callista tells it, the book grew out of a story that entered her...
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LIBBY’S LIFE #89 – Catching up
It’s snowing in Woodhaven. I sit at the antique oak desk in front of our dining room window and watch the flakes fall onto the deck. They linger for a few seconds before dissolving into the wooden...
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LIBBY’S LIFE #90 – The Other Woman
Note to Libby readers: this week, you can download Libby’s Life: Taking Flight FREE at Smashwords.com. Simply enter the coupon code RW100 at the checkout to get your discount. * This week’s Libby’s...
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LIBBY’S LIFE #91/#92 – The Stepfordization of Maggie
Maggie’s house used to feel like my second home. Every part of it was an extension of her, my “other” mother: the black wood-stove, the teapot-cats she didn’t have the heart to throw away, the...
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CHUNKS OF DRAGONFRUIT: A tale by a Chinese American expat woman in China
How Does One Dress to Buy Dragonfruit? True Stories of Expat Women in Asia is a new anthology edited by our latest columnist, Shannon Young. For the sake of the Displaced Nation audience, Shannon has...
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CHUNKS OF DRAGONFRUIT: A tale of an Australian expat navigating her own way...
How Does One Dress to Buy Dragonfruit? True Stories of Expat Women in Asia is a new anthology edited by columnist Shannon Young. For the benefit of Displaced Nation readers, Shannon has generously...
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CHUNKS OF DRAGONFRUIT: The story of an expat for whom Burma literally becomes...
First of all, if How Does One Dress to Buy Dragonfruit? True Stories of Expat Women in Asia isn’t on your Christmas list, it ought to be. As regular Displaced Nation readers will know, Dragonfruit is a...
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A valentine to kindred creative spirits encountered in far-away lands
Expat life has a transient quality that is not always conducive to making close friends. Thus when two people reach out and find a connection, it feels very special, as we learn from this guest post by...
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