A Rainy Weekend, A Full Heart

Clouds

It rained a lot on Saturday night in Hatinh, my hometown. In fact, it poured. The kind of heavy rain that turns roads into rivers and whispers quietly of change. By morning, I learned from the news that many farmers had lost their crops to the unexpected flood. Flooding isn’t typical for this time of […]

Homecoming and the Joy of Tet

As dawn broke over Tan Son Nhat International Airport, a familiar yet long-missed figure emerged from the crowd. My little brother, now an independent young man, waved at me, dragging two suitcases behind him. It had been over a year since we last met, and the boy who once relied heavily on my guidance in […]