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All Animals Are Equal, IWD, Bang-Clanging
Monday Meatballs
Mar 8
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There Are No Pockets in Shrouds
There are no pockets in shrouds, Or so the fable goes. There are no places left to explore Once they've fixed a tag around your toes. Once they've…
Mar 6
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Tim Bishop
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What is Today, A Loaf of Time, 50kms to Mark Fifteen Years in Saigon
Monday Marching On
Mar 1
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Tim Bishop
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On Perseverance, Vietnam's Independence Day Celebrations, and Marathon #34 on hold
Aug 31, 2025
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Tim Bishop
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Stillness
Aug 21, 2025
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Tim Bishop
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Back in Kandy after 10 years, Marathon #5 complete
Jan 27, 2025
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Tim Bishop
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New Year in Nature, Dealing With The Here and Now, Bonus Marathon #52 Complete
Jan 4
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Tim Bishop
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Free Soloing, Control Over Chaos, Marathon #33 Complete
Aug 25, 2025
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Tim Bishop
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One Week Left of My Forties, Navigating Technology and Parenting, Marathon #16 Complete
Apr 21, 2025
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Beneath the freshly cut hedges
Along our neighbour’s garden wall
Feb 24
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Tim Bishop
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All Smiles, Lighthouse Moments, Doing Things By Hand
Monday Missive
Feb 22
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Tim Bishop
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Building Homes in Trà Bông, The Year of the Fire Horse, Cycle Challenge Complete
Monday Last Day of the Year of the Snake
Feb 15
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Tim Bishop
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The Ultimate Focus, Kilometres for Bricks, Cycling for Anh Chi Em
Monday Midway Through 950kms
Feb 8
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Tim Bishop
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Joy in Ordinary Things, On Not Knowing, Backyard Ultra Completed
Monday Maybe (or Maybe Not)
Feb 1
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Tim Bishop
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Slow Arcs
She wheels the cart
Jan 27
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Tim Bishop
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Free Climbing 101, Leaning into Uncertainty, Countdown to Backyard Ultra
Monday Mind if I Bother You For a Minute
Jan 25
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saigonsays
British ex-pat in Saigon since 2011. I work in international development and do a bit of running. Writing here about all that and more.
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