Named as one of the "50 Expats You Should Know" in Malaysia by Expatriate Life style (January 2010), Robert Raymer's short stories have appeared in The Literary Review, Thema, Descant, London Magazine, Going Places, and Silverfish. Lovers and Strangers Revisited (MPH 2008), a collection of 17 short stories set in Malaysia won the 2009 Popular-The Star Readers Choice Awards. Raymer did a blog series on the collection, The Story Behind the Story, starting with the first story "On Fridays". Tropical Affairs: Episodes from an Expat's Life in Malaysia (MPH 2009) is a collection of creative nonfiction about his experiences of living in Malaysia for over twenty years. His blog on writing, interviews, and book reviews can be accessed from his website. [Read]