Will Buckingham | 白忠修
@willbuckingham.com
Writer (HELLO, STRANGER, Granta 2022) & philosopher. In Tainan, Taiwan, with a foot in Scotland. Faculty @ Parami University, Myanmar. Director @windandbones.bsky.social
https://www.willbuckingham.com
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https://www.willbuckingham.com
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Shit's just got real in my morning Mandarin class.
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Shit's just got real in my morning Mandarin class.
Oh, this will be so much fun. A discussion about #weaving, #art, #philosophy and more in the #Tanimbar islands of #Indonesia, with the weaver Yalanthy Masrikat, Shinta Klise, founder of Lamerenan Foundation, and Poppy Barkah from Wastra Indonesia.
You can sign up here: bit.ly/Tanimbar-Tales
You can sign up here: bit.ly/Tanimbar-Tales
November 4, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Oh, this will be so much fun. A discussion about #weaving, #art, #philosophy and more in the #Tanimbar islands of #Indonesia, with the weaver Yalanthy Masrikat, Shinta Klise, founder of Lamerenan Foundation, and Poppy Barkah from Wastra Indonesia.
You can sign up here: bit.ly/Tanimbar-Tales
You can sign up here: bit.ly/Tanimbar-Tales
Now the evenings are cooler, it’s nice to wander Tainan at night.
November 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Now the evenings are cooler, it’s nice to wander Tainan at night.
It's been fun hanging out at the Tunghai University Taiwan Southeast Asian Studies Conference with this excellent crowd from Parami University: my colleague Dale Mineshima-Lowe, our awesome registrar Phyu Thet Wai, and our altogether brilliant student Moe Myat Kywe.
October 26, 2025 at 2:59 AM
It's been fun hanging out at the Tunghai University Taiwan Southeast Asian Studies Conference with this excellent crowd from Parami University: my colleague Dale Mineshima-Lowe, our awesome registrar Phyu Thet Wai, and our altogether brilliant student Moe Myat Kywe.
Discover the taste of Southeast Asia… with colleagues and students from Parami University. Currently in the Family Mart at Tainan train station. On the way to the Taiwan Southeast Asian studies conference in Taichung.
October 22, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Discover the taste of Southeast Asia… with colleagues and students from Parami University. Currently in the Family Mart at Tainan train station. On the way to the Taiwan Southeast Asian studies conference in Taichung.
It was so good to be up at 梓書房 / paperbooks in Taichung yesterday to attend this event with writers Naomi Sím and Kiú-kiong, talking about their writing, our @windandbones.com book, Tâigael: Stories from Taiwanese and Gaelic, and the challenges of translating between minoritised languages.
October 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
It was so good to be up at 梓書房 / paperbooks in Taichung yesterday to attend this event with writers Naomi Sím and Kiú-kiong, talking about their writing, our @windandbones.com book, Tâigael: Stories from Taiwanese and Gaelic, and the challenges of translating between minoritised languages.
The glory of the sausage dog is the mismatch between its obvious absurdity, and its look of profound self-seriousness. This mural, from Lao Tanghu 老塘湖 in Taiwan, captures this well.
October 7, 2025 at 7:40 AM
The glory of the sausage dog is the mismatch between its obvious absurdity, and its look of profound self-seriousness. This mural, from Lao Tanghu 老塘湖 in Taiwan, captures this well.
I read this, and my first thought was "Oh, no... What's Olivia Colman gone and done now?"
September 25, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I read this, and my first thought was "Oh, no... What's Olivia Colman gone and done now?"
Waiting for the flight to Taipei. I'm sharing the flight with a highland coo, who is currently waiting very patiently in the departures lounge.
August 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Waiting for the flight to Taipei. I'm sharing the flight with a highland coo, who is currently waiting very patiently in the departures lounge.
Feasting on bürek with @drhannahstevens.bsky.social before heading back to Taiwan. For a few months, we’ll be running the @windandbones.com empire from different parts of the world. Feeling excited by all the projects in the works.
August 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Feasting on bürek with @drhannahstevens.bsky.social before heading back to Taiwan. For a few months, we’ll be running the @windandbones.com empire from different parts of the world. Feeling excited by all the projects in the works.
Not all of it true, or not all of the time.
August 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Not all of it true, or not all of the time.
Back in Yorkshire, browsing my mum's ancient cookery books for a tasty snack, or a cooling summer drink.
August 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Back in Yorkshire, browsing my mum's ancient cookery books for a tasty snack, or a cooling summer drink.
In Dundee. This is one of our local pagan gods.
August 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
In Dundee. This is one of our local pagan gods.
I’ve been meaning to read this for years. Turns out it is far, far madder than I’d imagined.
August 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I’ve been meaning to read this for years. Turns out it is far, far madder than I’d imagined.
I read this as “This one starts with three-armed young men pretending to be dropping off deliveries,” and I thought, “Now, there’s an intriguing premise for a show.”
August 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I read this as “This one starts with three-armed young men pretending to be dropping off deliveries,” and I thought, “Now, there’s an intriguing premise for a show.”
It's been a busy day in the kitchen. We're having a small party before heading to the UK next week for a few weeks. We have sourdough rolls, spinach quiche, chocolate mousse with orange shortbread and salad.... @drhannahstevens.bsky.social is in charge of cocktails.
August 2, 2025 at 9:11 AM
It's been a busy day in the kitchen. We're having a small party before heading to the UK next week for a few weeks. We have sourdough rolls, spinach quiche, chocolate mousse with orange shortbread and salad.... @drhannahstevens.bsky.social is in charge of cocktails.
Scissor sharpener in Tainan.
August 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Scissor sharpener in Tainan.
Sunday reading: 巴奈回家, by the formidable indigenous singer and activist, Panai. I saw her perform a couple of weeks ago, at an event in a tiny bookshop in Tainan, and she was awesome.
July 20, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Sunday reading: 巴奈回家, by the formidable indigenous singer and activist, Panai. I saw her perform a couple of weeks ago, at an event in a tiny bookshop in Tainan, and she was awesome.
Red Leicester, a true prince among the cheeses of middling quality, now available at considerable expense from Tainan Carrefour. And yes, I succumbed.
July 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Red Leicester, a true prince among the cheeses of middling quality, now available at considerable expense from Tainan Carrefour. And yes, I succumbed.
Some snaps from last Saturday's fabulous event with our friends at the Bookstore & Café Nothing / 南渡策室 x 無有為書店 in Tainan, along with the brilliant writers Naomi Sím and Kiú-kiong — talking about the ticklish business of translating from and into Taiwanese.
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July 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Some snaps from last Saturday's fabulous event with our friends at the Bookstore & Café Nothing / 南渡策室 x 無有為書店 in Tainan, along with the brilliant writers Naomi Sím and Kiú-kiong — talking about the ticklish business of translating from and into Taiwanese.
books.windandbones.com/product/taig...
books.windandbones.com/product/taig...
It’s not every day you get to experience a private recital from Hōng Hui-hui / Fong Fei-Fei / 鳳飛飛…
July 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
It’s not every day you get to experience a private recital from Hōng Hui-hui / Fong Fei-Fei / 鳳飛飛…
It's nice to be up in Daxi 大溪 for a couple of days, staying in a very cute guesthouse, strolling about, eating snacks, and seeing friends.
July 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
It's nice to be up in Daxi 大溪 for a couple of days, staying in a very cute guesthouse, strolling about, eating snacks, and seeing friends.
Uh oh. 👀 It’s blowy out there….
July 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Uh oh. 👀 It’s blowy out there….
Sitting out the typhoon with the help of a big dish of homemade aloo gobi.
July 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Sitting out the typhoon with the help of a big dish of homemade aloo gobi.
We all have days when we feel like this.
June 21, 2025 at 2:28 AM
We all have days when we feel like this.