Do not say we have nothing6/2/2023 It was a way to think about where a novel comes from, the limitations of fiction, and also how storytelling is part of an ongoing act of remembering and forgetting. The website, which is a kind of labyrinth of images and words, was a way to set down things I encountered, and to work against historical amnesia. Most people younger than me have no recollection of that time, no images in their minds of Phnom Penh before or after the Khmer Rouge, nor any knowledge of the illegal US bombing of Cambodia, when 2.7 million tonnes of bombs were dropped on a neutral country. The website for Dogs at the Perimeter is a very personal site, deeply connected to the five years I spent thinking about the Cambodian civil war and genocide. How has this virtual space helped you connect with audiences? (or not?) I've enjoyed experiencing your memory theatre Tumblr, and how you've curated your sketches and key reference points in writing.
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