Category Archives: Sojourner’s Journal

Here’s a link to story I was able to break out from the publisher. It’s free to download for the duration of this pandemic. A short story: When young Jesse J. Rideout’s first love is attacked and injured, he seeks … Continue reading->

Sitting alone in your room? I post this because it’s relevant for our time. The film captures a country sliding into darkness. The Cabaret is a fragile refuge from the madness of the world. Liza’s rendition of this song is … Continue reading->

The current Covid-19 pandemic has caused many to panic, which is the root word of pandemic, and to clean the shelves at supermarkets of everything from caned beans to TP. Panic is a nonfunctional response to any situation. More on … Continue reading->

Friends, my efforts to persuade my publishers to provide my books free for the duration of this pandemic have so far been unsuccessful. I find this disappointing. Until I figure out something else, I’ll continue to post excerpts that could … Continue reading->

Friends, I have requested my publishers to make all of my books -ebook versions- free during this pandemic. Some of my books are primarily entertainment, others have information that could be helpful, perhaps critical, to our heath and. well-being. Meanwhile, … Continue reading->

A friend set up a Twitter account for me some years ago. I never used it. Today I discovered that someone hijacked it, posted covers of my books and has been using it to make rude comments – comments I … Continue reading->

A new short story, available on Amazon for .99 cents. Jesse J. Rideout, a young covert operator, returns to civilian life to complete college but is deeply discontented. He and his new wife Ann are drifting apart. Thinking an adventure … Continue reading->

For some reason I do not understand I feel most at home on the shores and islands of the Mediterranean and Aegean and all of their embayments, straits, and tributaries – more at home even than in the country of … Continue reading->

In early July, Kas, Turkey -a village on the “Turquoise Coast” was overrun by a legion of no see umms, tiny, winged, biting creatures so small that, as per their name, they cannot be seen without magnification. Their bite is … Continue reading->

The Best Western Gatwick Skylane Hotel provided my wife and I with the worst hotel experience since the Grand Hyatt on Nathen Road in Hong Kong infected us with scabies in 1980. During the intervening thirty odd years we have, … Continue reading->

‘We do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.’ –Anais Nin They used to call it LA LA Land. In the 70s the gay crowd started to call it simply, LA – as in the … Continue reading->

We’ve had about a foot of snow on the ground for the past few weeks. Power and Internet were out for two or three days, which provided a respite from all the buzz. Here in the village the snow is … Continue reading->

I’m sitting on the patio drinking a chilled dry rosé from a pickle jar and watching the evening light move across the old chestnut, its leaves and branches going to red and rust. The blue heat of the day fades … Continue reading->

Most of our friends and readers know that ML and I relocate every few months, moving from country to country by various means of transportation as the sprit moves us, and as the current visa regulations require. Thus the name … Continue reading->

Many friends and readers have asked why I have not been posting to Sojourner’s Journal during the past year. To all who inquired, thank you. I’m pleased that you have found my scribbling engaging enough to follow and to inquire … Continue reading->