Black and white photo of a young man standing outdoors in casual clothes.
10 May

Germany, Great Dreams

Deception / Germany / Russia
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...
A red combine harvester working in a golden field near a colorful forest.
24 May

Camouflage, Concealment and Deception

Deception / Germany / Travel
...and Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming Atonement Cross:       God Protect and Preserve our Nature. I have been taking long walks in the Upper Swabian countryside...
Narrow cobblestone street illuminated by warm streetlights at night.
08 Jun

Memory and memorial

Germany / Travel
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...
Book cover of 'The Hot Country' by Robert Olen Butler.
19 Aug

Long Road: Dresden to Dubai

Germany / Publishing / Travel
Novelist seeking words in storied lands DUBAI: Michelle's apartment looks out upon Dubai Fountain. Click here for one of many u-tube videos. ...