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Honored to have Creative Writing Professor Bonnie Lee Black review my book and find it to be a memoir she’d have liked to have her students read, as it does […]

Highlights of Peace Corps volunteers achievements in the October edition of the National Peace Corps Association.

Delighted to be asked to speak about Mauritania, the Sahel, and my memoir for the World Affairs Council’s Speaker Series. When:  Tuesday, May 02, 2023, 3:30 PM Location:   UW Tacoma, Student Commons, […]

Happy to have had the opportunity to be interviewed by the wonderfully humorous Rachael Herron about my memoir.  You can check  it out here: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/how-do-you-write/id1122159165?mt=2Generic podcast location: http://howdoyouwrite.netYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVCKeHtVlxoh_ubrRUZUCckpqqqlxb2WM

“…This book is more than a well written and touching memoir:  it is excellent journalism an a significant historical resource.” You’ll find this very nice and thorough review of Growing […]

This thoughtful review of my memoir was recently published on the website Peace Corps Worldwide.  Written by Lucinda Wingard.

On January 13, 2023, three members of the University of Washington community will discuss their Peace Corps experiences, as part of a series of events sponsored by the UW Retirement […]

UW News selected Growing Mangos in the Desert as a recent faculty book to profile.  Read about it here.

At UW Tacoma’s next Think and Drink event, I’ll be discussing the regional context and setting of my memoir on Zoom, Tuesday October 11th at 6;30pm.  Read about it here. […]

Please come! I will be discussing my memoir at the Swasey Branch of the Tacoma Public Library on September 22nd at 6:30.  More info is here.