Travel
I LOVE THE SOLOMON ISLANDS
December 21 ’11Headhunters, cannibalism, incredible beauty, warm water and great diving. What else could you ask for? The Solomon Islands are my new favorite place on earth.
MEXICO, MEXICO, MEXICO
February 20 ’11What do you do when you’ve bitten off more than you can chew?
LA RUMOROSA
December 6 ’10Last week I went down to Mexico in search of Violeta Sanchez. She was a minor character in Point Dume who is going to play a major part in my new novel. Violeta was Felix Duarte’s fiancée whom he left behind when he agreed to work for a Mexican drug cartel that was growing pot […]
My Struggle With Mexico
September 11 ’10How the Mexican drug cartels have invaded and taken over my life.
Bat Soup
March 1 ’10Sometimes the writer simply has to go on vacation. The pressures of constant fieldwork, the huge abundance of creative energy, the day to day maintenance of basic sanity, the constant voices in one’s head… When it all becomes overwhelming, the only thing to do is to get on an airplane and fly to Palau. And […]
MAN DOWN: FIELDWORK DISASTERS
November 5 ’09My weekend in the hyperbaric chamber and other misadventures. The life of a writer can be treacherous a thing.
The Perils of Fieldwork
September 28 ’09Marijuana is an important element in my new novel “Point Dume”. I’ve written on this website about hiking into the cartel grow sites and breaking down the infrastructure of the camps. I’ve preached about environmental devastation. I’ve discussed the various hybrid plants that are being developed. But I haven’t said much about my direct and […]