In Stories from the Edges of the Sea, Andrew Lam writes not from the center of trauma but from its quieter afterlives. These are not conventional Vietnamese refugee stories. They emerge from the margins, from the spaces between languages, memories, cities, and lovers. There is no grand narrative of escape or triumph here, only mood, drift, and moments that shimmer with unspoken feelings. What we find is not arrival or departure, but the tension of what lingers, swirls, and sometimes brings about quiet joy…