North Korea — Duncan - Center of the Universe

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This year’s Xmas/Hanukkah vacay turns into a bad trip — as in brown-dot acid bad. And you wonder why I hate the holidays?!? (Oh, and happy birthday, Dr. King.)

Robert DuncanJanuary 21, 2019family, Florida, bigotry, Christmas, Hanukkah, age, longevity, North Korea, Italian restaurants, Northern California

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Kang leaned closer and, in a voice I won’t call a whisper because it was simply his voice, said, “I’m the only Asian here.”

Robert DuncanApril 10, 2018TV, North Korea, Check please, family, restaurant, small town

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I crossed the Alps today. Except they looked like corn flakes bobbing in a bowl of milk.

Robert DuncanNovember 16, 2017travel, friendship, family, North Korea, Florence, Alps, restaurant, Northern California

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When Maria was approved and Kang was not, I ventured an improv about a Trumpland security stooge reacting to an application from North Korea.

Robert DuncanSeptember 27, 2017citizenship, North Korea, restaurant, Fairfax California, family, travel, Northern California

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We had a wonderful night, delightfully unexpected, and I wanted to write about it with all the joy it summoned.

Robert DuncanJanuary 26, 2017North Korea, brotherhood, brothers, hippies, language, unity

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Half the time the Kangs go off-menu, as only a matriarch and patriarch can do.

Robert DuncanJanuary 19, 2017melting pot, Trump, election, North Korea, Brazil, food, restaurant, family, Fairfax California

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You can learn a surprising amount about the world from the center of the universe.

Robert DuncanJuly 21, 2016North Korea, Pyongyang, Kim Jung Un, memoir, POW, Korean War, Brazil, seminary, Fairfax California, restaurant, Bay Area

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It was almost a year since Kang had entrusted me with his manuscript that I read the second paragraph.

Robert DuncanJuly 15, 2016copy editing, memoir, North Korea, Korean War, war crime, Korea, restaurant, Fairfax California, Bay Area

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The miraculous, disastrous path to Table 10 begins just south of the Soviet border, nine-thousand clicks from Fairfax.

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