People relaxing by the lakeside with colorful chairs and a dock in the background.
16 Jul

Ледоход (Spirit Falls in Russian)

Deception / Russia / Soviet Union
Ледоход   Spirit Falls - Ледоход My long time, Merrill, Wisconsin, friend Serge Kotlar has been translating my Cold War inter-connected series of novels into Russian.  The...
Snow-dusted rocky mountain peaks under a clear blue sky.
10 Oct

Leaving Boulder

Publishing / Russia
Flatirons, Boulder, Colorado Tomorrow, the Rocky Mountains eastern slope and the Boulder, Colorado, Flatirons, disappears.  I am glancing over my task list, which in the nature of task...
People relaxing by the lakeside with colorful chairs and a dock in the background.
28 Oct

Leaving Madison

Publishing / Russia
We are leaving Madison.  Tonight we board Turkish Airlines flight 6 for Istanbul, Turkey, thence to Venice for a few days and onto Rovinj, Croatia. (more…)
Coastal town with colorful buildings and a tall bell tower at sunset.
07 Nov

Arriving Rovinj

Deception
Patrice reported our travels from the United States through Venice here and here. We stayed in Venice five days.  Venice, even stormy, flooded and windswept, was charming, warm and inviting....