David FreemanShipmates (unfinished)Bergman crept out of his room in the middle of the dog watch. He walked softly through the passageway past the cabins of his sleeping…18 min read·Jan 3, 2024----
David FreemanHobbiesWho knows why somebody can suddenly crash and burn, fall into a deep depression and spend whole days on his back staring at the ceiling? I…17 min read·Mar 19, 2021----
David FreemanFaunaGod really ran wild when he created the animal life here in Sumatra.6 min read·Mar 19, 2021----
David FreemanJuan QuixoteYou never know who’s going to turn up at your door. I was in the front yard digging out a goldfish pond one hot afternoon. I was sweating…14 min read·Mar 18, 2021----
David FreemanThe Price of FameIt was around the time that Wulan had our second kid that I got discovered. I was just rooting around the house for days. Wulan and her…15 min read·Mar 18, 2021----
David FreemanDewy Eyed VirginsPak Udin collected people the way some folks collect stamps or porcelain figures and he liked to show his friends his latest finds.22 min read·Mar 18, 2021----
David FreemanThe PitNormally the drive from uptown to Barrio Versailles took about twenty minutes. Eduardo Viques couldn’t decide how to play it. If he drove…10 min read·Mar 17, 2021----
David FreemanHaramBang Harip didn’t come often to Pak Udin’s little nightly gatherings and for that I was grateful. On the nights he appeared, the group…19 min read·Mar 17, 2021----
David FreemanThe Fabulous Death Cultists of TorajalandIt happened just as I walked out of the grocery. A dirty little man wearing a singlet, torn shorts and no shoes snatched a gold chain off…18 min read·Mar 17, 2021----
David FreemanThe Elephant and the AntIt happened that very late one night, Kak Ani rattled the gate in front of Etno’s house.11 min read·Mar 15, 2021----