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Book cover of 'The Star of Istanbul' by Robert Olen Butler featuring a woman on a couch.

Book Review, Hot Country and The Star of Istanbul by Robert Olen Butler:

While traveling these last two weeks via Istanbul, Venice and...
Coastal town with colorful buildings and a tall bell tower at sunset.

Arriving Rovinj

Patrice reported our travels from the United States through Venice...
People relaxing by the lakeside with colorful chairs and a dock in the background.

Leaving Madison

We are leaving Madison.  Tonight we board Turkish Airlines flight...
Snow-dusted rocky mountain peaks under a clear blue sky.

Leaving Boulder

Flatirons, Boulder, Colorado Tomorrow, the Rocky...
People relaxing by the lakeside with colorful chairs and a dock in the background.

Ледоход (Spirit Falls in Russian)

Ледоход   Spirit Falls - Ледоход...

2nd Installment: The Wisconsin Stories

Patrice publishes her first story: Burial ...

Куда? Whither?

Оn 31 May Patrice and I are leaving our Madison...
A weathered tree trunk carved into a humanoid figure outdoors.

California Zephyr to San Francisco,

James R.C. Cook, Khorat RTAFB, Thailand,...
Baseball player in a red uniform ready to bat.

Publisher and Writer – Landowner and Serf

  Cardinals Curt Flood 1968 I've spent a great deal...
Cover of 'The Serpentine Code' showing two figures under a large tree in a mystical setting.

Codes, Ciphers and Cryptanalysis

The Centerville Code Justin A. Day...