writing prose by night

Come My Way

Hey, it's him again, and last night Son Tung M-TP released Come My Way, and perhaps Vietnam owes him a deep thank you

May 29, 2026 • @aethery

The Truth

Hey, it's him again. He is a bit strange: he is Catholic, but he likes Buddhist philosophy. By day he listens to Xuan Kong Fei Xing, Taoism, and the I Ching, and at night he listens to quantum physics

May 29, 2026 • @aethery

see n unseen

Hey hey, it's him again. Before, he thought that having as much knowledge as possible was best. But then, he realized that some knowledge eventually becomes outdated, or simply no longer fits

April 28, 2026 • @aethery

AI Gets Him Too Excited

Hey hey, it's him again, and AI gets him too excited. He often jokes that before AI, only Tran Thanh had the capability to entertain: since AI arrived, even the vegetable vendor can create entertainment

April 24, 2026 • @aethery

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Last weekend, he accidentally subscribed to Google's Antigravity Ultra package. He had been using AI daily for the past year, yet he felt as if he had just gained access to god mode

April 16, 2026 • @aethery

Money and Love

Hey, it's him again, and according to Einstein's equations, the world has about 11 dimensions. What is the key for him to access these new dimensions?

March 17, 2026 • @aethery

He Is Beautiful

Hey, it's him again, and he is beautiful. To him, beauty is a superpower

February 27, 2026 • @aethery

Beginning of 2026

Hey, it's him again. Opening the year 2026, he begs permission to borrow the words of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang: Never be afraid to change

February 21, 2026 • @aethery

Time

Hey, it's him again, and lately he's been busy buying more time for himself

February 3, 2026 • @aethery

2025 Recap

Hey, it's him again. 2025 was an incredibly interesting year for him

December 31, 2025 • @aethery

Pigs Eating Bananas, RFQ, and DAG

He raised pigs, grew bananas, intending to launch a 'Banana-fed Pig' brand to compete with HAG. However, the banana trees bore no fruit, and the pigs fell sick

November 16, 2025 • @aethery

Oyster Porridge Is Never Enough

Hey, it's him again: today, Her cooked oyster porridge for him, giving him enough energy to reorganize his chaotic pile of knowledge

November 1, 2025 • @aethery

The Cheapness of Knowledge

Hey, it's him: Chi, having just finished a bowl of onion porridge, turning to discuss knowledge

October 30, 2025 • @aethery

Pussybreviora auricularis: The Short-eared Cat

Hey, it's him again, @anh4gs: he has an intense passion for cats, having been an expert in cat raising with over 10 years of research and at least 6 years of skin in the game

September 27, 2025 • @aethery

Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils

Hey, it's him again. He is binge-watching Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: the very same series he watched voraciously on VHS tapes back in 7th grade, now watching on YouTube

August 9, 2025 • @aethery

Asset Shift

Hey, it's him again. Accumulating wealth takes time, but shifting assets is the faster way to generate a new generation of the wealthy

August 2, 2025 • @aethery

Software Engineering Has Changed Completely

After being away from the job market for some time, returning now, he feels clearly that the job of writing software has changed completely

May 25, 2025 • @aethery

Singapore Has Many Cool Things

Hey, it's him again, and he plans to stay in Singapore until early June. For many, Singapore has a lot of cool things: but for him, the sidewalk is Singapore's greatest achievement

May 16, 2025 • @aethery

He Returned to Saigon

Hey, it's him again. After nearly 4 years of mountain seclusion, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, living on social welfare and the love of friends, he returned to Saigon

May 11, 2025 • @aethery

Everything Is Energy

Hey, it's him again: a scientist, a curious soul. He is always obsessed with Einstein's quote: Everything is energy and that's all there is to it

April 27, 2025 • @aethery

Wander Not for Wholeness

Hey, it's him again, and he is still here to tell futile stories: in life, pray for emptiness, never for fullness

April 19, 2025 • @aethery

Secluding in the Comfort Zone

Hey, it's him again, and he has been in his comfort zone for too long. How long has it been since he last went diving, or traveled to strange lands to meet new people and new thoughts?

March 29, 2025 • @aethery

Three Essentials: Books, Coffee, and Cats

Hey, it's him again, a wanderer searching for the meaning of life. To him, the universe only has three essential things: books, coffee, and cats

March 19, 2025 • @aethery

The Flamboyant Life

Hey, it's him again: lighting an herbal stick, popping open a Hoegaarden to continue writing, to continue living a flamboyant life of contemplations

February 25, 2025 • @aethery

The Little Sister

Back in middle school, his sister led him to the library, where he read hungrily through the collection of short stories by Nguyen Nhat Anh

February 21, 2025 • @aethery

A Missed Date May Cost a Hundred Years

Hey, it's him again, Brother Four Professor: who knows, a missed date might cost a hundred years of waiting

February 16, 2025 • @aethery

Animal Farm: The Side Story

The pigs knew that there was no simpler way to manage the animals in the farm than by managing their empty stomachs

January 10, 2025 • @aethery

Upstream

Wandering the internet looking for a turning point in life, hesitating between light work with high pay versus light work with low pay, he found Upstream

January 7, 2025 • @aethery

Thank You for Spending Time with Me

Hey, it's him again: stories about Eimi are never outdated and never lose their appeal

December 20, 2024 • @aethery

Stone-Grilled Sausage

Hey, it's him again, and Mrs. Tien's 13k Stone-Grilled Sausage has surpassed many other dishes to claim the top spot in his rankings

December 14, 2024 • @aethery

Eimi Secretly Met Him in Kon Tum

Hey, it's him: untold stories until now: the time Eimi visited Vietnam and secretly went up to Kon Tum to meet him

November 26, 2024 • @aethery

Wealth, Wit, and Warmth

Hey, it's him again: men these days have it so hard: wealth, wit, and warmth. In his time, a man only needed hair on his head and a potato in his pants, and the ladies would swarm

November 26, 2024 • @aethery

Chicken Hotpot with Lemon Basil: Nau Tui

Hey, it's him: Uncle Four: the kind of guy who never hides anything cool in his pants just for himself, but always wants to share it

November 18, 2024 • @aethery

Goodness Is Too Cheap Now

Hey, it's him again: back in the 1940s, having just been released from prison, he cursed heaven and earth

September 6, 2024 • @aethery

His Job Is to Talk Nonsense

Hey, it's him again: his job is to talk nonsense. If you believe what he says, that's up to you

August 13, 2024 • @aethery

Anne with an E

Hey, it's him again. It turns out Anne with an E also rambles about life, just like him

August 8, 2024 • @aethery

He Goes to Heal Again

Hey, it's him again: he goes to heal again. However many scars lie on his thick face, his heart has been cut just as deeply

July 22, 2024 • @aethery

The Lady Who Stood by Him for Five Years

Hey, it's him again: he tells the story of the lady who has been with him for five long years, since August 2019

July 5, 2024 • @aethery

He Flexes About Life

Hey, it's him again. Lately, having some free time, he flexes about his life. He might not have been born at the finish line, but one thing is certain: he is fortunate

July 3, 2024 • @aethery

Brother Four or Uncle Four

Hey, it's him again: some call him Brother Four, others say Uncle Four. During his morning coffee, he reflects on life

June 18, 2024 • @aethery

He Itches to Write Again

Hey, it's him again: Tu, a scientist. He doesn't remember the last time he wrote futile things, but today he suddenly itches to write again

June 18, 2024 • @aethery