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Tag Archives: Afghanistan
Trying to balance the year that was
The year is almost over and it’s that time again of frantic shopping and binge merriment, of meeting people you haven’t seen since, well, last Christmas; a time of false camaraderie, of debt accumulation, of non-ending festive music, of crowds … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Afghanistan, after, authors, Christmas, Flood, nuclear, publishing, stock, tsunami, year
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War and Peace – the eternal cycle
I wrote a Christmas story about the Magi a few years ago, which was published this year, and in which I portrayed these three men (before they attained wisdom) fighting a perennial war among themselves somewhere in ancient Persia, until, … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, cycle, enlightened, enlightenment, greed, Iraq, Magi, Men. Kings, Peace, star, thousand, Three, War, wise, years
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Reading Books In Flight
I was dismayed when I read the revised air travel baggage regulations soon after Christmas and realized that I could take a laptop on board but not a handbag containing my books. I love to read on flights, forsaking the … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, aircraft, airport, books, bookstore, e-books, flight, Greg Mortenson, Pakistan, read, terrorist, Three Cups of Tea
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