Survey results… for the curious!
Survey results are in! Thanks to so many for participating! I thought you might want to know the outcome! Yep, it’s goats and AKs from Peshawar. Thanks to all who participated! Percentages of...
Please advise: one magnificent sentence
Hello word fans! Can you help me with a sentence? Just one little subject, predicate, object, some punctuation, and bingo! These are from my forthcoming novel, Spy Act. I’m keen to hook a particular agent. Here...
Big-ass carrots, for you foodies!
Does that sound salacious? Well they are some enormous honking carrots: How about a foodie tour of Bogota to celebrate my new author website? This is from February, when Ali and Shane came for a...
The Piper Plays the Tune
International development is driven by donors. Whoever has the money gets to pick what kinds of interventions are paid for and undertaken. This is a mixed bag. Pros Cons $ and mandate to buy...
Why are we still fighting these battles?
I promised to write about the peace talks this week, and I will. But not yet. There’s some seriously unfinished business on my mind. Can someone tell me how we’re still fighting these battles?...
The Great Divide
Bogota has its share of problems. It’s a big, noisy, gritty city with more inhabitants than it can reasonably handle. Unlike back home, demand for public transportation is enviably high: bus it and they...