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News, Updates, and Occasional Writing from Will Buckingham

Lucy and the Rocket Dog, forthcoming in French

Lucy and the Rocket Dog, forthcoming in French

My book, Lucy and the Rocket Dog, forthcoming in French in 2022.

A Love Letter for Myanmar

A Love Letter for Myanmar

Written for my Burmese friends, on the day of the coup in Myanmar.

BBC Travel piece on Plovdiv and the art of making space

BBC Travel piece on Plovdiv and the art of making space

Bulgaria's second city has a reputation for doing things its own way.

 Hospitality, Islam and How to Resist Hatred

Hospitality, Islam and How to Resist Hatred

Resisting hatred through curry, friendship, and hospitality

To Express or To Explore: The Art of Nonfiction

To Express or To Explore: The Art of Nonfiction

Nonfiction is about exploring the world, and our relationship with the world

BBC Travel: What Happened to Myanmar's Ghosts?

BBC Travel: What Happened to Myanmar's Ghosts?

A piece on BBC travel website.

Writing Without the Hard Grind

Writing Without the Hard Grind

Writing doesn't have to involve misery.

No Place Like Home: Witchcraft and Gentrification in Myanmar

No Place Like Home: Witchcraft and Gentrification in Myanmar

On witchcraft and gentrification in Yangon (republished from the SEA Globle).

Nietzsche’s Ten Commandments for Writers

Nietzsche’s Ten Commandments for Writers

Advice on writing from the most literary of all philosophers.