Still Going: Notes from a life in progress

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Personal essays on desire, creativity, travel and the view from 70.

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About David Watts Barton

Journalist, diarist, and singer/songwriter David Watts Barton posts about the people, places and ideas he encounters on his travels from his home base in Ho Chi Minh City. Albums on Spotify; book, Japan From Anime to Zen, on Amazon.com.

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