Jason SimonRunner’s PlaylistShe remembers her ex-husband once saying that no matter where you are on Earth — could be the middle of the Sahara Desert or on some…Sep 21, 20191Sep 21, 20191
Jason SimonWorld SickHe ingests small doses of medicinal poison every six months to kill the parasitic worms lodged in his intestines. He feels a painful jolt…Sep 1, 2019Sep 1, 2019
Jason SimonCorrigendumIt was when the river disappeared that we knew once and for all we’d lost. I remember how we all just stood there unbelieving with our…May 21, 2019May 21, 2019
Jason SimonFlying EastIn August 2009, I flew from New York to Cairo for the first time. I was headed east, and I traced the progress of my flight on my seatback…Apr 22, 2019Apr 22, 2019
Jason SimonCarrying CapacityThe black sedan stops outside the gate of a large pastel-colored high rise, and Henry Carson’s phone buzzes in sync with a chiming sound…Mar 23, 2019Mar 23, 2019
Jason SimonNever Tear Us ApartWe hired a new sales guy this month here at the Beijing office. Nice guy, a Kiwi, by the name of Michael Hitchins. Tom, the other lead…Feb 5, 20191Feb 5, 20191
Jason SimonOn ReturningThe first time I returned, it was like I had never gone. It had been roughly a year at that point, a not-insignificant amount of time, but…Feb 2, 2019Feb 2, 2019
Jason SimonWatching Road House on Malaysian CableI’m seated at a small plastic table at a curbside pub on my third bottle of Saigon Export, and Belinda Carlisle’s 1987 smash hit “Heaven…Jan 28, 2019Jan 28, 2019
Jason SimonHaraam-O-RamaIt didn’t hurt that the streets were already soaked in blood. Severed limbs and entrails lined the shores of drying scarlet pools, and the…Jan 20, 2019Jan 20, 2019
Jason SimonFlammable Girl Sets House on FireIt wasn’t actually all that long before Mark had started screwing around with local girls. Less than a year, she guessed. At least as far…Dec 1, 20181Dec 1, 20181