Welcome
"When I first moved to (Penang) Malaysia twenty years ago, I was fortunate to have lived in a medium-income terrace house where I had a Malay family on my right, a Chinese family on my left, a Tamil family directly across from me, a Punjabi family three houses away in one direction, and three houses in the other, a Chinese woman married to an Indian man who were both Christian…a mini Malaysia at my doorstep."
– introduction, Lovers and Strangers Revisited
Welcome to BorneoExpatWriter, a website for Robert Raymer (with his son Jason), a novelist, screenwriter, short story and travel writer, creative writing instructor, workshop facilitator based in Sarawak, on the island of Borneo.
At BorneoExpatWriter.com you can discover more about writing, how to develop an eye for details, and how to get started by going to the Writing Tips and Articles section. Don’t forget to download “So you want to be a Writer”, a free PDF.
You can find out more about my work, where my articles and stories have been published, and how to order my books, the most recent being a collection of short stories set in Malaysia – Lovers and Strangers Revisited. One of the stories in this collection “Neighbors” is free for you to read, download or pass along to your friends. Don’t forget to bookmark this website for future visits and for upcoming reading or workshops.
Also visit the Media Room for interviews, press releases, and reviews of my latest book.
Finally, if you need to contact me, just visit the contact page.

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