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
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Will Buckingham | 白忠修
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· Dec 12
Somehow, I've not yet mentioned this on Bluesky. But my latest book, "Hello, Stranger" (Granta 2022) is about how most of the 8 billion people on this planet are strangers. So dealing with strangers is one of the central problems of human life.
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This guesthouse keeps on getting better. A fellow guest knocked on my door and thrust some cash into my hand, saying it was from the landlady, so I can buy bantiao 版條 noodles for breakfast from the stall next door.
When you receive instructions like this, you know you have chosen the right Airbnb.
November 28, 2025 at 10:49 AM
This guesthouse keeps on getting better. A fellow guest knocked on my door and thrust some cash into my hand, saying it was from the landlady, so I can buy bantiao 版條 noodles for breakfast from the stall next door.
When you receive instructions like this, you know you have chosen the right Airbnb.
November 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM
When you receive instructions like this, you know you have chosen the right Airbnb.
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... what it means to live in a world of eight billion people, most of whom we will never know.
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Philosophy is taking a thought for a walk... by Taiwan-based writer and philosopher Will Buckingham. Click to read Wayward Things by Will Buckingham, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribe...
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November 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
... what it means to live in a world of eight billion people, most of whom we will never know.
Head over to Substack and follow him now:
🤓🤓 wayward.willbuckingham.com 🤓🤓
@willbuckingham.com
Head over to Substack and follow him now:
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@willbuckingham.com
This took a while to write, but it's something I've been thinking about for a long time, so it's good to have it out there. Four things that we get wrong about strangers...
Four Things We Get Wrong About Strangers
Why curiosity matters, why xenophobia is sometimes okay, why talking is not the issue, and why strangers are not just friends we haven't met yet.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
This took a while to write, but it's something I've been thinking about for a long time, so it's good to have it out there. Four things that we get wrong about strangers...
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Pals in Taiwan: the excitement is building for this event. Come along for a wee dram and some creativity.
This one isn't to be missed.
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@willbuckingham.com @windandbones.com
This one isn't to be missed.
www.accupass.com/event/251104...
@willbuckingham.com @windandbones.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Pals in Taiwan: the excitement is building for this event. Come along for a wee dram and some creativity.
This one isn't to be missed.
www.accupass.com/event/251104...
@willbuckingham.com @windandbones.com
This one isn't to be missed.
www.accupass.com/event/251104...
@willbuckingham.com @windandbones.com
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So proud to see this book out in the wild. I edited Tâigael: Stories from Taiwanese & Gaelic with @willbuckingham.com and we published it through our indie press @windandbones.com.
Here it is pictured at the Push the Boat Out Festival in Edinburgh with writer Elissa Hunter-Dorans.
Here it is pictured at the Push the Boat Out Festival in Edinburgh with writer Elissa Hunter-Dorans.
Tâigael: Stories from Taiwanese & Gaelic at the Push the Boat Out Festival, Edinburgh!
Pictured here with brilliant writer Elissa Hunter-Dorans ❤️📚
Pictured here with brilliant writer Elissa Hunter-Dorans ❤️📚
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
So proud to see this book out in the wild. I edited Tâigael: Stories from Taiwanese & Gaelic with @willbuckingham.com and we published it through our indie press @windandbones.com.
Here it is pictured at the Push the Boat Out Festival in Edinburgh with writer Elissa Hunter-Dorans.
Here it is pictured at the Push the Boat Out Festival in Edinburgh with writer Elissa Hunter-Dorans.
This is awful news. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration cancels temporary asylum for Myanmar nationals living in US
Homeland security claims country being ruled by military dictatorship ‘no longer continues to meet conditions’ for Temporary Protected Status
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is awful news. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Just been to see Left-Handed Girl (左撇子女孩) here in Pingtung. It was a delight. And if there's a prize for cinema's best scene with a meerkat, then it's a sure-fire winner.
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Just been to see Left-Handed Girl (左撇子女孩) here in Pingtung. It was a delight. And if there's a prize for cinema's best scene with a meerkat, then it's a sure-fire winner.
Liking the vibe of this Pingtung guesthouse.
November 23, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Liking the vibe of this Pingtung guesthouse.
Preparing my philosophy salon today, on philosophy and technology. We'll be talking about Heidegger's "The Question Concerning Technology" (技術的追問) in Mandarin. I'm half looking forward to it, and half wondering why I do this to myself.
November 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Preparing my philosophy salon today, on philosophy and technology. We'll be talking about Heidegger's "The Question Concerning Technology" (技術的追問) in Mandarin. I'm half looking forward to it, and half wondering why I do this to myself.
It's been a while since I wrote regularly online. But I've decided to give my Wayward Things newsletter a new lease of life on Substack. I'm going to be publishing on a relaxed bi-weekly schedule, writing about philosophy, literature, culture & the big ol' messy confusion that is human life.
Wayward Things by Will Buckingham | Substack
Philosophy is taking a thought for a walk... by Taiwan-based writer and philosopher Will Buckingham. Click to read Wayward Things by Will Buckingham, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribe...
wayward.willbuckingham.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
It's been a while since I wrote regularly online. But I've decided to give my Wayward Things newsletter a new lease of life on Substack. I'm going to be publishing on a relaxed bi-weekly schedule, writing about philosophy, literature, culture & the big ol' messy confusion that is human life.
I've relaunched my newsletter over on Substack. Going to have a leisurely bi-weekly publication schedule. Wayward Things is a newsletter about philosophy, culture, history, religion, storytelling and the big, bewildering mess that is human life.
wayward.willbuckingham.com
wayward.willbuckingham.com
Wayward Things by Will Buckingham | Substack
Philosophy is taking a thought for a walk... by Taiwan-based writer and philosopher Will Buckingham. Click to read Wayward Things by Will Buckingham, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribe...
wayward.willbuckingham.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I've relaunched my newsletter over on Substack. Going to have a leisurely bi-weekly publication schedule. Wayward Things is a newsletter about philosophy, culture, history, religion, storytelling and the big, bewildering mess that is human life.
wayward.willbuckingham.com
wayward.willbuckingham.com
Been to see this play today in Taiwanese: 無米喔！就煮你的愛情？ Didn’t catch everything, but, oh boy, it was a total blast. I was in the mood for a caper, and it didn’t disappoint.
November 16, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Been to see this play today in Taiwanese: 無米喔！就煮你的愛情？ Didn’t catch everything, but, oh boy, it was a total blast. I was in the mood for a caper, and it didn’t disappoint.
The best bit about getting a haircut in Taiwan is when they use the wall-mounted vacuum cleaner to literally Hoover your head.
November 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
The best bit about getting a haircut in Taiwan is when they use the wall-mounted vacuum cleaner to literally Hoover your head.
Spending the day here in Tainan at the 臺灣文學翻譯暨出版國際論壇 / Taiwan Literature Translation and Publishing International Forum. A great talk from Renata Obadálková & Pavel Drábek reminding us "Literature is done by people, and people need to meet... Humans make books. It’s not contracts that make books."
November 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Spending the day here in Tainan at the 臺灣文學翻譯暨出版國際論壇 / Taiwan Literature Translation and Publishing International Forum. A great talk from Renata Obadálková & Pavel Drábek reminding us "Literature is done by people, and people need to meet... Humans make books. It’s not contracts that make books."
Look at this @drhannahstevens.bsky.social. Henceforth, I'll be restlessly scouring the dusty record shops of Tainan, and I will not rest until I secure us a copy. 😆
(風雨情 - 年輕人) Cui Tai Jing - YMCA [Taiwan, Disco] (1979) Decided to upload this tonight, I had to share it with you all instead of letting it sit in my vinyl rack.
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https://youtu.be/AW7UnY0UoZs
https://redd.it/8mn324
https://youtu.be/AW7UnY0UoZs
(風雨情 - 年輕人) Cui Tai Jing - YMCA [Taiwan, Disco] (1979) Decided to upload this tonight, I had to share it with you all instead of letting it sit in my vinyl rack.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Look at this @drhannahstevens.bsky.social. Henceforth, I'll be restlessly scouring the dusty record shops of Tainan, and I will not rest until I secure us a copy. 😆
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.
I'm just finishing writing a paper about Naomi Sím's wonderful story Emerald Orchid Love Letter (翠蘭ê情批 / Chhùi-lân
ê chêng-phoe), and the relationship between divination and translation. It's been incredible amounts of fun. Oh, and you can listen to the story (and find links to buy the book) here.
ê chêng-phoe), and the relationship between divination and translation. It's been incredible amounts of fun. Oh, and you can listen to the story (and find links to buy the book) here.
Naomi Sím (沈宛瑩) | Tâigael: Stories from Taiwanese and Gaelic
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November 5, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I'm just finishing writing a paper about Naomi Sím's wonderful story Emerald Orchid Love Letter (翠蘭ê情批 / Chhùi-lân
ê chêng-phoe), and the relationship between divination and translation. It's been incredible amounts of fun. Oh, and you can listen to the story (and find links to buy the book) here.
ê chêng-phoe), and the relationship between divination and translation. It's been incredible amounts of fun. Oh, and you can listen to the story (and find links to buy the book) here.
At first glance, Taiwanese bureaucracy seems supremely Apollonian (all that orderliness). But I'm slowly coming to realise that, at heart, it is Dionysian through and through.
I fully approve the above comment.
Also, some details based on the terms and condition info (spoiler: some caveats):
- the program includes two-night packages (possibly combineed with a Uni-Air special offer) on one hand and a lucky draw event in participating businesses on the other.
Also, some details based on the terms and condition info (spoiler: some caveats):
- the program includes two-night packages (possibly combineed with a Uni-Air special offer) on one hand and a lucky draw event in participating businesses on the other.
November 4, 2025 at 3:53 AM
At first glance, Taiwanese bureaucracy seems supremely Apollonian (all that orderliness). But I'm slowly coming to realise that, at heart, it is Dionysian through and through.
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.
At my former place of work. These were, it is fair to say, pretty dark days. Watch it, and weep.
Dominic Shellard Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University I Need a Hero full video 7 November 2012
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November 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
At my former place of work. These were, it is fair to say, pretty dark days. Watch it, and weep.
This Halloween, by sheer coincidence, I'm going to, err... get exorcised. After a series of small mishaps, a friend has said she'll take me to the temple to sort me out. In the UK, I'd be thinking, "That's crazy!" But this is Taiwan, so it's just daily life, as ordinary as going to the 7-Eleven.
October 31, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This Halloween, by sheer coincidence, I'm going to, err... get exorcised. After a series of small mishaps, a friend has said she'll take me to the temple to sort me out. In the UK, I'd be thinking, "That's crazy!" But this is Taiwan, so it's just daily life, as ordinary as going to the 7-Eleven.
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In a Taiwanese temple, a saliva goddess vanishes without trace... and a Hogmanay party is disrupted by an unexpected guest... 👇
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October 30, 2025 at 7:16 AM
In a Taiwanese temple, a saliva goddess vanishes without trace... and a Hogmanay party is disrupted by an unexpected guest... 👇
books.windandbones.com/product/taigael-stories-from-taiwanese-and-gaelic
books.windandbones.com/product/taigael-stories-from-taiwanese-and-gaelic
My students in Burma / Myanmar are having a tough time at the moment. So in class, we've been listening to this nugget of utter joyousness from Yo-yo Ma and the Silkroad Ensemble. I love the interactions, the sense of shared delight. I feel like a lot of us needed this today.
Silkroad Ensemble, Yo-Yo Ma - Heart and Soul ft. Lisa Fischer, Gregory Porter
YouTube video by YoYoMaVEVO
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October 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
My students in Burma / Myanmar are having a tough time at the moment. So in class, we've been listening to this nugget of utter joyousness from Yo-yo Ma and the Silkroad Ensemble. I love the interactions, the sense of shared delight. I feel like a lot of us needed this today.