Over the years, I’ve read and reviewed several of the twenty books of fellow author and Returned Peace Corps Volunteer “Lorenzo” Lihosit. He was a volunteer in Honduras and married a lady from Mexico, and I was a volunteer in Guatemala and married a señorita from there. I used his Peace Corps Experience: Write & Publish Your Memoir to write my first book, Different Latitudes: My Life in the Peace Corps and Beyond, proofed his Oral History from Madera, California, and agreed with the Madera Tribune, “The best of its kind in print. Like Volume 1, the author offers real-life stories by citizens of Madera, California. […]
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Peace Corps Epiphanies: Panama by Anson K. Lihosit, Reviewed by Mark D. Walker
I’ve written my own Peace Corps memoir and reviewed many others of fellow RPCV writers, so when my author friend and fellow RPCV writer, Lawrence Lihosit mentioned that his son was also a Peace Corps Volunteer and had written a book about his experience, I offered to review his book. Lawrence is a prolific writer and I just recently reviewed his latest book, Those Who Are Gone, which is about a time long past in my own community of Scottsdale, Arizona. I also used one of his 17 books, Peace Corps Experience: Write & Publish Your Memoir to write my […]
Continue readingThe Making of the Moritz Thomsen Reader–a New Book, The Million Mile Walker Dispatch, February Edition 2025
Friends and Colleagues from Around the World, This year, I’m working on a new book, The Moritz Thomsen Reader. I’ll outline the initial plan, ask for input, and end with an updated Calendar. But first, click on the Poster above to see the latest Arizona Authors Association Digest, which includes the Million Mile Walker Review on top books for 2024 (pg. 23), a sighting of my latest book in Antigua Guatemala (pg. 10) and my critique of Paul Theroux’s essay on Expats, as well as my latest essay on traveling with granddaughters (pg. 54). Moritz is part of a talented […]
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