A Ghost and a Guitar
A ghost, a guitar, and a life cut short at 42. The story of Chai — a friend, a colleague, a father playing with his…
Month: May 2026
The End of Dta Sompet’s Life
While the West shrouds death in denial and hushed voices, Thais embrace it as a natural part of life — as Dta Sompet’s move to…
What Happened to Kitaloo?
How the death of a puppy in a Thai village exposed a clash between a husband’s suspicions, (he knows hill-tribe workers eat dog flesh), a…
The Godfather of Ogmore-by-Sea
How John Oswald Williams of Ogmore-by-Sea built a mafia empire stretching from South Wales to Newfoundland, and outmaneuvered two national governments. Johnny Illsley and I…
A Welsh Godfather
(Childhood Memories of J.O. Williams) A Welsh Godfather.My first contact with a Mafia boss happened when I was eight years old, in a Welsh primary…
A Thai Cremation: The Story of Seri
How twenty friends travelled through the night to sing the university anthem, respect the Buddhist rites, cry at their grief, and then – because it’s…
About Matt Owens Rees
About Matt Owens Rees My focus group took time to develop but is now paying dividends. I can bounce ideas off Thais from varying social…