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What Might the Mekong Delta Have to Do with a N...

I first became intrigued with the Mekong Delta during a war between Vietnam and the Americans that ended in the early nineteen-seventies. Unsurprisingly, while North Americans think of the nineteen-year...

What Might the Mekong Delta Have to Do with a N...

I first became intrigued with the Mekong Delta during a war between Vietnam and the Americans that ended in the early nineteen-seventies. Unsurprisingly, while North Americans think of the nineteen-year...

Suzanne Simpson is Back

Readers will remember Suzanne Simpson from Three Weeks Less a Day, The Multima Scheme, andUnrelenting Peril. In each of those stories, she is the consummate business executive, climbing the ladder...

Suzanne Simpson is Back

Readers will remember Suzanne Simpson from Three Weeks Less a Day, The Multima Scheme, andUnrelenting Peril. In each of those stories, she is the consummate business executive, climbing the ladder...

One Year Ago Today

Precisely one year ago, our small family group landed in Vietnam. I’d already been to Saigon for business a few times, and knew about the bizarre strategies for crossing streets,...

One Year Ago Today

Precisely one year ago, our small family group landed in Vietnam. I’d already been to Saigon for business a few times, and knew about the bizarre strategies for crossing streets,...

A Story Without a Title

Some writers choose titles for their stories before they start research. Others know before they complete their outline. A few finalize the title with the first draft. I’ve never been...

A Story Without a Title

Some writers choose titles for their stories before they start research. Others know before they complete their outline. A few finalize the title with the first draft. I’ve never been...

A Slightly Different Winter

A few days ago it suddenly struck me that I’ll spend this winter entirely in Canada for the first time in almost a quarter-century!In the winter of 1996, I was...

A Slightly Different Winter

A few days ago it suddenly struck me that I’ll spend this winter entirely in Canada for the first time in almost a quarter-century!In the winter of 1996, I was...

This Message is for You

My 2019 author promotional events have finished. It’s been an extraordinary 7 months meeting new readers all across the province of Ontario with a bonus weekend in Montreal! I’ve had...

This Message is for You

My 2019 author promotional events have finished. It’s been an extraordinary 7 months meeting new readers all across the province of Ontario with a bonus weekend in Montreal! I’ve had...