Category: Books
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Profile: Donald Bliss
Profiles in Service: Peace Corps Roots in American Diplomacy is now available and I’m reviving the practice of sharing memorable stories from the collection.
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Notes from the Hibernation
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In December I had a falling out with my publisher. The less said about it the better. Now I can announce that Arlington Hall Press will make Profiles in Service available this week. Link coming soon.
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A Blood Meridian Screenplay
The screenplay will be a pistol report, a gunshot echoing across the naked landscape of America’s mythic past and shattered future. Rebuilt. Enduring.
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Happy New Year
I wanted to reflect on what 2025 meant for me as a newly retired diplomat & RPCV, and and how SoftPower/FulStories contributed to that transition
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Getting Real Close
As the publication date draws near for Profiles in Service, the author puts in hours designing a cover jacket and reading the proof.
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Last December, a Post a Day
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in Blogs, Book Reviews, Books, Calendar, Christmas, Crime, Fiction, Holidays, Inspiration, Nonfiction, Travel, WritingReviving last year’s tradition of a blog post every day in December. This might get nutty.
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Seeking Peace Corps Images
What strikes you as a singular, foremost image to capture the spirit of Peace Corps service and U.S. diplomacy over the last half century?
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Backstory: Hope and Tragedy
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Former diplomat Ben East tries his hand at podcasting when his nonfiction fails to take hold. Will fellow public servant Rob Batchelder bail him out? Can the Great Indian Bustard help?
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Education in Cameroon and Mali
Ambassador White’s story, and the energy with which she told it, revealed the first, cleanest line from Peace Corps service to successful diplomacy
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Profile: Pamela White
Peace Corps taught Pamela White that learning English was no fun in Cameroon with Eurocentric texts filled with poodles. So she generated her own materials.
Ben East Books 