Last Century

It was the old expat's Thailand, long before the internet, where days were long and the country still remote, and one could find adventure in every new day. It was a frenetic land undergoing an economic boom, but also an isolated outpost for lost souls. Anything was possible-fortunes, visions, and the challenges of becoming a man. Ron Morris applies the discipline of the short story to true tales of adventure: hiding from the Khmer Rouge, fired on during Thailand's Black May, beset by ghosts in the city, entombed with a legendary sword in Burma, living under Siamese skies...