I could post the latest literary event on video, or this. Musicians make better company than writers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2Uj3GMcDpA Books can wait until tomorrow.
Month: July 2017
Wines from Hungary
I had a good time interviewing photographer and author Brian Neely some months back. His book, A Wine Filled Year, explores in photos and text the vineyards and wines and wine-making process from across the Hungarian countryside. The American Foreign Service Association was kind enough to post the exchange. I confess my opening is stilted (this … Continue reading Wines from Hungary
Chain Your Muse
I heard this gem last week, sound advice to anyone who bleeds ink: I keep my muse on a chain. And when I get 20 minutes I yank on the chain and say, 'C'mon, muse.' The man with the chain is Matthew Palmer, novelist and Foreign Service Officer, speaking at the American Foreign Service Association … Continue reading Chain Your Muse
Diplomats and Terrorists
Last month American Diplomacy included my review of Ambassador James R. Bullington's Foreign Service Memoir, The Road Less Traveled. The book recounts a career that began with the U.S. military build-up in Vietnam and took the author to Burma, Chad, Benin, and Burundi, where he served as Ambassador, and Niger, where he served from 2001-2006 as Country Director … Continue reading Diplomats and Terrorists
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