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Twitter Post: Taiwan & The WHO

Posted on April 13, 2020 by

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Quick repost of a twitter thread I put on twitter the other day concerning the ongoing discrimination against Taiwan by the World Health Organization and subsequent attempts by the WHO to re-frame the issue as a racist attack by Taiwan…

Tagged with: Coronavirus, Taiwan

Formosa Moon: 1 Year Anniversary !

Posted on October 1, 2019 by

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Promote Taiwan, Formosa Moon and small publishers in general by promoting Formosa Moon by Joshua Samuel Brown and Stephanie Huffman.

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Send No Money Now (Revisited)

Posted on April 18, 2019 by

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The timing of today’s earthquake in Taiwan was particularly weird, striking as it did at 1:01 PM, about 45 minutes into a luncheon at the Nikko Hotel hosted by Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Though former Congressman Paul Ryan had…

Tagged with: Diplomacy, Earthquake, Taiwan

Sun Moon Lake: A peculiar mingling of love and death

Posted on April 7, 2019 by

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Chapter excerpt and video from Formosa Moon by Joshua Samuel Brown and Stephanie Huffman

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Author Reading of Formosa Moon April 25, 2019 – 18:30-20:30

Posted on April 5, 2019 by

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Thanks to everyone who came out to our reading on April 15th at The Center in Taipei. We had a good crowd, a selection of fine wines and cheese and more fun than you can shake a stick it. Tobie…

Tagged with: Formosa Moon

How I Spread Manure To Help April Fools Day Tradition Bloom in Taiwan

Posted on April 4, 2019 by

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The tradition of running blatantly false news headlines on April First probably started with the English, because most things that are funny and involve

words, and
bullshit
were started by the English.

In my two years as Editor-in-Chief of Taiwan Scene, I’ve tried to carry on the tradition, despite the tradition has far less cultural traction in Taiwan.

I got my Taiwan mojo back in Kaohsiung

Posted on March 28, 2019 by

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How I got my Taiwan Mojo back in Kaohsiung

I Get Interesting Gigs: Goats and Gas Masks

Posted on February 24, 2019 by

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Weird spots pique my interest as a travel writer, which is probably why I wound up in Taiwan. A few months back, my friend Tobie Openshaw forwarded me an email he’d gotten from a German production company called Maximus Film.…

A Nihilist’s Guide to Sun Moon Lake

Posted on October 14, 2018 by

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A Nihilist’s Guide to Sun Moon Lake is a story that didn’t make it into Formosa Moon, and probably for good reason. Stephanie and I traveled to this fabled tourist destination for the book, and actually had a wonderful time. …

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Formosa Moon Launch Party!

Posted on October 6, 2018 by

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Joshua Samuel Brown (Vignettes of Taiwan, Lonely Planet Taiwan) and Stephanie Huffman cordially invite you to a book launch party for their latest book, Formosa Moon, at Taipei’s Red Room! Published by Things Asian Press, Formosa Moon is a romantic…

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