Author: Ben East
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Today I…
Ran past a graveyard Lost in the wood Buried in pollen From pines in the sky Celebrated a birthday Singing las manzanitas Eating tacos and chips Guac and mole Test drove an Outback Twenty twenty-five Nice improvement Over the twenty one-one Napped, walked, and YouTubed The SNL cold open Watched college hoops And cleaned up…
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Notes from the Board
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Today I fulfilled a long-held aspiration, joining the editorial board of the Foreign Service Journal. For nearly a quarter century this storied publication has followed me around the world from Jeddah to Nicaragua and Mexico City to Mumbai.
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Fooling around with cover art
This is not my first time designing a jacket. That turned out disastrously…
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Publication Announcement
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From the first generation of Peace Corps Volunteers emerged 50 future ambassadors, protagonists in some of our nation’s most dramatic events over the last 65 years.
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You Can Thank Me Later
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I almost forgot I’d started a podcast called Backstory, inspired by heavy traffic to a book review published in 2015. At the time I recorded two more reviews and never got around to sharing. Here’s my new audio, with an updated show name: Backstory with Ben East.
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Mission Statement
Turns out I do have a podcast.
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This Is a Test. This Is Only a Test.
Rather than do a shrug emoji and move on, I embraced the notoriety, made a quick audio file, and added to the page.
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