“What happens when the choosing stops being yours to do?”

Go behind Chapter Three of No Mud, No Lotus: “Mother of Waters.” Discover the real story behind the Mekong journey, why Angkor Wat didn't make the book, and what Darren understands now about learning to let go of control.

“What happens when the past refuses to stay in the past?”

Go behind Chapter Four of No Mud, No Lotus: “What the Ground Remembers.” Explore Darren's experience confronting Cambodia's recent history and the uncomfortable realization that the people he encountered in 2004 were living with events still within living memory. Then discover how that experience became the beginning of a much longer reckoning with history, memory, and the question of whether we are doomed to repeat the past.