ROBERT TOWNSEND
a series of life story posts
A Simple Plan
Two down; three to go There is a recent novel, A Simple Plan, where two brothers and their friend stumble upon the wreckage of a plane–the pilot is dead and his...
The Wounded, The next book…
The Wounded the second novel in The Long War series: Available to pre-order now 1 October price $4.99 Pre-order price $2.99 at: Kindle Barnes and Noble IBOOK KOBO (credit card not...
Long Road: Dresden to Dubai
Novelist seeking words in storied lands DUBAI: Michelle's apartment looks out upon Dubai Fountain. Click here for one of many u-tube videos. ...
Memory and memorial
Every word she writes is a lie, including ‘and’ and ‘the.’ Mary McCarthy, a New York writer and Trotskyite, speaking of Lillian Hellman, a New York writer and Stalinist, on the...
Germany, Great Dreams
Great Nightmares I am a Germanophile. There is not much about this land I do not admire. (May 2014) Rheinland-Pfalz family friends, I've often hoisted those boys into...
Illmensee, Germany, May Day 2014
Memorials o The garden next door, Obere Dorf Str. 20, Illmensee, Germany Patrice and I have been in Illmensee, Germany these few weeks.  I was stationed eight years in Germany. Christopher...
The Slavs, Tragically
 It seems idyllic We are in Ljubljana today and tomorrow, 14 & 15 April 2014, passing through Slovenia on our way to six-months in Germany; it will be research, more...
Leaving Rovinj
Departing Istria, 14 April 2014 Storm off Rovinj, Early April, 2014 Lonely Tree We are leaving the Istria Peninsula this week-end after...
