For Intelligent, Inquisitive People
Art, literature, poetry, essays, by me and others. No doubt, some commentary on banned books, which I hope you read.
Excerpts from Voice of a Voyage: Rediscovering the World During a Ten-year Circumnavigation. “Polynesian culture has been called “a culture of mobility” in academic papers. …
“Ithaca was the home of Odysseus and the end of his odyssey. As Odysseus said, ‘It is a rough land, but nurtures fine men. And …
Given the insanity around us, it seems only appropriate to escape to the late 8th century BCE. Why not? The following is an excerpt from …
My publisher, Sunstone Press, just let me know that the e-book version of Voice of a Voyage is available for pre-order from such sites as …
Süleyman I “fell in love with one of his concubines, Roxelana, who became known as Hürrem Sultan; and he actually married her. She was a …
In my last blog I wrote a little about our trip to Sana’a. Today, Yemen has worse problems than qat, and if anyone could get …
Take a look at this link when you can. http://www.storycirclebookreviews.org/reviews/voiceofavoyage.shtml Here’s a brief quote from it (bold for the last sentence is my addition): “The …
I started this blog to make people aware of my book Voice of a Voyage: Rediscovering the World During a Ten-year Circumnavigation, because I wanted …
I learned so much during our circumnavigation. Here’s one of the more esoteric lessons, but with some interesting facts thrown in. The following is an …