Published in The Expat Chronicles·Jun 7Member-onlyBecoming an AmericanThe piece of paper doesn’t take away that I’m a citizen of the world I was the first in my family to take out American citizenship. My parents and two younger siblings decided they didn’t want to give up being Australian and were fine with their green cards. Undaunted, I…Expat5 min read
Mar 26Member-onlyMy Mother’s KnivesA nosy neighbor’s obsession with the new guy downstairs spins out of control. I was glad when the downstairs neighbor moved out. I didn’t like Gladys at all. She’d make a face when she saw me and tell me I needed to see a skin doctor or go on a…Horror Fiction16 min read
Mar 21Member-onlyEyewitnessA strange growth reveals life’s truth to a young Wall Street banker. David Shatzkin blinked. Summer sun rays slashed through the slits in the teak blinds and flayed his eyes. He rolled over and picked up his phone on his bedside table. Nine thirty-seven. Crap. He had hoped to sleep…Short Story18 min read
Mar 17Member-onlyCapt. Jek & the Zorbies Save SterviaA children’s tale about compassion and empathy in the galaxy. A white light flashed outside the porthole of Captain Jek O’Jek’s cabin in the spaceship Amity. Another spark followed, and another and another until so many lights shone so brightly she had to put on starglasses. A star sky. That…Childrens Stories5 min read
Published in The Expat Chronicles·Mar 13Member-onlyExpat Children: Increasing in NumbersGlobal mobility produces third culture kids & often an identity crisis It is human nature to seek others like yourself, to belong to a group whose characteristics you share. It helps define you and your place in the world. …Travel5 min read
Dec 28, 2021Member-onlyColombia’s VP talks foreign tradeAn interview with Martha Lucía Ramírez when she was cabinet minister.Colombia2 min readImagen cortesía de la Cancillería de Colombia.Colombia’s VP talks foreign trade----1
Dec 28, 2021Member-onlyColombia’s Archaelogical MysteryStone carvings tell a story of a lost pre-Columbian civilization.Colombia1 min readColombia’s Archaelogical Mystery----
Dec 27, 2021Member-onlyReporter’s Files: VenezuelaBorder ranchers fend off Colombian guerrillasVenezuela1 min readReporter’s Files: Venezuela----
Dec 27, 2021Member-onlyReporter’s Files: ColombiaNegotiating Peace with la GuerrillaColombia1 min readReporter’s Files: Colombia----
Aug 4, 2021Member-onlyCaptain Jek O’Jek Saves SterviaA children’s fable about going out of one’s way to help others. A white light flashed outside the porthole of Captain Jek O’Jek’s cabin in the spaceship Amity. Another spark followed, and another and another until so many lights shone so brightly she had to put on starglasses. A star…Childrens Stories5 min read