

Pink Buddha is the umbrella for stories that stem from volunteering, traveling, meditating, and teaching. Think of this website as your dose of arm-chair travel with generous lashings of irreverence and laughing at inappropriate moments. Pink Buddha is not only for people who like the color pink or for people who like the Buddha. This website will appeal to those who love travel writing, creative writing, and dogs. This website will appeal to those who long to break through perceived boundaries and discover new countries and communities. If this resonates with you, welcome!

Art Gallery
Sketches scribbled on the back of an envelope, drawing on a night train or on a white sandy beach, mundane scenes glorified in paint and watercolor.
Featured story
Bananas for Banana Trees: Chiang Mai
Banana trees, lush leaves hanging over fences bursting through fence slats like eager dogs trying to make a get away with green bunches of bananas dangling down and it makes me so happy to see food grown in the middle of a sidewalk.


Featured Story
Teaching English in Taiwan
The moment classes concluded and students spilled out into the hallway, the Taiwanese administrators hollered, “Go home! Min, go home! Benjamin, go home!”
Published Works, Published Words

“Breaking Rank” published in Khora Literary Magazine.
“Eating Envy” published in The Fringe Poetry Magazine.
“What it Takes to be Real” published in Zafigo.
“Bracelets and Hunger” published in Best Travelers’ Tales.

