Searching for Hunter S. Thompson in Laos

Searching for Hunter S. Thompson in Laos, and other essays on the Asian road, is an autobiography of a life lived in Asia. Hunter S. Thompson made a little known visit to Vientiane, Laos, and Hong Kong in 1975, only a few weeks before the fall of Vietnam. Writer Roy Hamric tracked down and talked with people who met with Thompson and he gives readers a vivid picture of a frustrated Thompson in Hong Kong and Vientiane. His account adds to the picture of one of America’s premier journalists.

Other essays bring to life the writers Red Pine, Gary Snyder, Jim Harrison, Thomas Merton and the author’s immersion into Buddhism and Asian culture since his marriage to a Thai village girl.

My autobiography and essays on Asia can be ordered from Amazon in hardcover, paperback, and e-book.

Also see Backwoods Churches of the Big Thicket and A Zen Journal at Amazon.