Publishing

Wounded by Robert Townsend - Book 2 of the Long War Series, A coming-of-Age novel set in the American South

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...
A t-shirt with a provocative political statement and Che Guevara's image.

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...
Rovinj, Croatia

An EU Visa

So this redneck and Central European Jew get married... Patrice and I will spend the spring, summer and fall in Germany. We will require a long-term visa. Patrice anticipates the...
Monkodonja, Istria, Croatia

A Letter from Istria to an American Friend

 I apologize Tom, I've reread this morning the article by Naomi Oreske's et.al. The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View from the Future that you've posted on your Facebook page some time...
Black and white photo of a young man standing outdoors in casual clothes.

Istria, February 2014, In the Morning

 Istria, February 2014 Grisia St. at Night In December and January, Rovinj sleeps.  The days are overcast and rainy. The streets are quiet and empty. On...
Person sitting at a table using a laptop.

Istria, January 2014

Bihac, Bosnia-Herzogovina WWII Massacres, Bosnia Last week Patrice and I went to Bihac, Bosnia-Herzegovina for our ninth wedding anniversary. Driving from Bihac to Velika Kladusia (border town...
Rovinj, Croatia

Istria, December 2013

Rovinj, December 2013 Harbor, Cathedral and street in the medieval city Days this side of the Adriatic tend to be cool, but sun-drenched.  I understand  that...

Thirteen Coats, A Translation (from Russian)

Thirteen Coats, A Translation Serge Kotlar and I (Yay!, Merrill, Wisconsin) translated Thirteen Coats from Russian to English  as research for the next book in The Long...

The Executioner’s Son, Suzdal History

  On a spring day in 1953 on Illian Meadow across the Kamenka River and beneath the walls of the Suzdahl Kremlin,  Danton Larionov, son of the NKVD executioner and...
Nighttime waterfront with boats and cozy indoor seating area.

Arriving in Rovinj, Croatia, November 2013,

Travel Notes Collage, Rovinj Patrice and I have settled in  Rovinj, Croatia, until at least 15 April 2014.  The first apartment we rented (12th century plague house)...