I write in Canada and Viet Nam, and wherever else I find myself. My stories, essays, photographs and poetry have appeared or are forthcoming in Asian Cha, Pure Slush, Room, The Winnipeg Review, Descant,PRISM International and others.
My forthcoming book, Breakfast Under the Bodhi Tree, is a collection of true tales of life in Viet Nam.
For links to online publications, please see http://chrisgalvinwriter.wordpress.com/publications/
I tweet as @ChrisGNguyen Come say hello. A virtual pot of hot writer's tea awaits you.
All things are fodder for the pen. I write because I can't resist.
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Chris - thank you for reading and commenting on my little Wall love story. Berlin is a wonderful strange place. Glad this worked for you!
Such a pleasure, Chris. I should have done it earlier when your story was fresh. Hope you are well. Did you also celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada? :-)
Glad you enjoyed my story! Thanks for the note.
Thanks so much for commenting on "Yin & Yang"!
Thanks so much for your wonderful "miranda" comment, Chris.
Thanks so much for the very warm welcome here, Chris. :-)
Chris,
Thanks for the kind welcome.
Cheers, Javy
Thanks for reading "Storms," Chris. Yes, those were all my own tweets. :)
Thanks for reading my poem. Glad you liked it. XX
Thanks for the very kind words for "My Mother Was My Sister", Chris!
Thanks much, Chris! *Cheers!* My fiction will start appearing in the next few days. I hope. I've an idea and a couple of bad drafts in my notebook. It is my hope that it will be presentable in short order.
Hi Chris, thanks for reading and your kind words on "Throw." Much appreciated and I look forward to reading your work around here!
Hi Chris, got an invite!
Hi Chris, thanks for taking time to read and comment on 'Little Yappy Dog'. Much appreciated!
Thanks so much for your kind words about my wee stories! I look forward to reading more of your work.
Great comment on "Rattlesnake Pancakes," Chris. Thanks! Thanks for the fave!
Thanks Chris for you nice comment on Forewarned! I also hope you enjoy my novel, X.
thank you, chris, for coming to "<a href="http://www.fictionaut.com/stories/karl-valentin/falling-into-hugeness">falling into hugeness</a>"—i like these little writerly meta pieces. cheers!
Thanks Chris for reading and commenting on "Parking Garage".
Hey Chris, so glad you are here!
Welcome to Fictionaut! :) Finally here! Hope you will enjoy the good community and good stories. It's a treasure trove!
Thank you also very much for the comments to my stories! I appreciate your reading and commenting.
Thanks Benjamin! Feel free to yell. :)
Also ahhhhhooooooo
WELCOME CHRIS!!! no, i do not always yell
Chris - thank you for reading and commenting on my little Wall love story. Berlin is a wonderful strange place. Glad this worked for you!
Such a pleasure, Chris. I should have done it earlier when your story was fresh. Hope you are well. Did you also celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada? :-)
Glad you enjoyed my story! Thanks for the note.
Thanks so much for commenting on "Yin & Yang"!
Thanks so much for your wonderful "miranda" comment, Chris.
Thanks so much for the very warm welcome here, Chris. :-)
Chris,
Thanks for the kind welcome.
Cheers,
Javy
Thanks for reading "Storms," Chris. Yes, those were all my own tweets. :)
Thanks for reading my poem. Glad you liked it. XX
Thanks for the very kind words for "My Mother Was My Sister", Chris!
Thanks much, Chris! *Cheers!* My fiction will start appearing in the next few days. I hope. I've an idea and a couple of bad drafts in my notebook. It is my hope that it will be presentable in short order.
Hi Chris, thanks for reading and your kind words on "Throw." Much appreciated and I look forward to reading your work around here!
Hi Chris, got an invite!
Hi Chris, thanks for taking time to read and comment on 'Little Yappy Dog'. Much appreciated!
Thanks so much for your kind words about my wee stories! I look forward to reading more of your work.
Great comment on "Rattlesnake Pancakes," Chris. Thanks! Thanks for the fave!
Thanks Chris for you nice comment on Forewarned! I also hope you enjoy my novel, X.
thank you, chris, for coming to "<a href="http://www.fictionaut.com/stories/karl-valentin/falling-into-hugeness">falling into hugeness</a>"—i like these little writerly meta pieces. cheers!
Thanks Chris for reading and commenting on "Parking Garage".
Hey Chris, so glad you are here!
Welcome to Fictionaut! :) Finally here! Hope you will enjoy the good community and good stories. It's a treasure trove!
Thank you also very much for the comments to my stories! I appreciate your reading and commenting.
Thanks Benjamin! Feel free to yell. :)
Also ahhhhhooooooo
WELCOME CHRIS!!! no, i do not always yell