The Million Mile Walker Dispatch, 50 Years on the Road: A Journey from Peace Corps Volunteer to Author, April 2023

  Dear Friends and Colleagues from Around the World, Today’s Culture Watch will focus on growing homelessness, as well as yet another tragic death of 17 Guatemalans in Mexican immigration centers on our border. My Writing and Reviews will include my latest book review in the “Wanderlust Journal,” and several articles about me in “The Westerner Magazine,” plus an introduction of several must-see movies.  What Others Are Saying, and Let’s Keep Laughing will include a quip from one of our great writers, plus an updated Calendar that highlights several international events hosted by PEN America. But first, the alumni Magazine […]

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Million Mile Walker Dispatch, Daily Rituals That Enhance a Writer’s Productivity and Creativity, March Issue, 2023

  Dear Friends and Colleagues from Around the World, Let’s explore what makes artists most productive based on their daily rituals, and I’ll reveal some of my secrets in Culture Watch. My Writing and Reviews will include an overview of my forthcoming book and my movie review of a coming-of-age story of a nine-year-old who aspires to become a writer.  I’ll also introduce a new podcast based on a revealing interview with the most successful author published today, J.K. Rowling.  We’ll learn What Others Are Saying, and Voices in Action will include more pearls of wisdom from fellow writers, plus […]

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