ARTICLES AND STORIES OF ASIA
Non-fiction
A Beijing Journey - Ten days wandering about the back streets and forgotten secrets of Beijing
One Night in Bangkok - A visit to a refugee camp somewhere between Thailand, Cambodia and Hell
In Search of Seri Court - A soldier attempts to return to his Bangkok army barracks after thirty years
Four Days Before the Mast - The thrill of life on board a tall ship. Working on board the fabled windjammer, HMSRose, the same ship Russell Crowe sailed in the film, Master and Commander.
Chinese Wisdom: - Learn which Chinese animal corresponds with your time of birth & take a quiz to win a free book
Fiction
Assassins - A short satirical fairytale showing how political correctness is destroying the arts in America today
The Fish and the Interpreter - An American businessman in Thailand becomes infatuated with a lovely Thai woman
Dean Barrett's bio - And a picture of life in Hong Kong during British rule
Noy of the Horny Toad - A sexy ghost story set in a Bangkok bar
Ballads - Love, War, Death, and the whole ball of wax
Bones of the Chinamen - 1862, Swatow, China, the horrors of the Chinese slave trade. Yes, Virginia, there was a Chinese slave trade, much smaller in scale than the African slave trade but in some ways even more horrific. A 20,000 word novella. Nothing here is sugar-coated. This is the way it was. You can also read the stage version of this novella if you prefer, just skip to the end of the novella and click onto the play version.
Don't forget to try my Thailand site when you have a chance: Deanbarrettthailand