Travel

I LOVE THE SOLOMON ISLANDS

December 21 ’11

Headhunters, 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 ’11

What do you do when you’ve bitten off more than you can chew?

LA RUMOROSA

December 6 ’10

Last 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 ’10

How the Mexican drug cartels have invaded and taken over my life.

SOMETIMES FIELDWORK SUCKS

June 23 ’10

My field trip to the gulf and what I didn’t see.

Bat Soup

March 1 ’10

Sometimes 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 […]

ROAD TRIP

February 11 ’10

Felix Duarte and I just got back from a long road trip.

THE BORDER

January 24 ’10

I’ve been having dreams about Felix Duarte, my character from Point Dume.

MAN DOWN: FIELDWORK DISASTERS

November 5 ’09

My weekend in the hyperbaric chamber and other misadventures. The life of a writer can be treacherous a thing.

The Perils of Fieldwork

September 28 ’09

Marijuana 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 […]