Ask the Author: Mike Guest
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Mike Guest
Traveling in SE Asia, coming face to face with the horrible legacy of the Khmer Rouge coupled with the charm and generosity of the people who call the area home. This, and the gratitude I feel from those around me who have trusted my sensibilities. Maintaining trust in the face of desperation is a central theme of the book.
Mike Guest
It’s a reliable last-ditch effort to avoid falling into depression. Writing pulls me out of what might otherwise be a very attractive vegetative state.
Mike Guest
A love story to, not about, Japan, my home.
Mike Guest
Take inspiration from the banal rather than the exceptional. Then ask yourself if you’ve rendered it in a way that might appear exceptional to a reader.
Mike Guest
The wild all-night bathing-in-champagne pool parties at the World’s Leading Hotels. That and the idea of making something from nothing.
Mike Guest
Close down the computer. Go to a place I’ve never been before. Listen to music as I absorb the new ambience.
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