Chapter Five Eating peaches for immortality; and peaches and monkey livers and marrow from duck bones figured in the menu. Wasn’t Carlos at the mercy of the cook? Weren’t they all at the mercy o… more →
The Brainpanwrote 9 hours ago: Chapter Five Eating peaches for immortality; and peaches and monkey livers and marrow from duck bone … more →
wrote 1 day ago: Chapter Four The arrival of the Cultivator caught Hang merchants by surprise. They were unprepared. … more →
wrote 2 days ago: Chapter Three The beginning of the voyage was so uneventful that Carlos found himself searching for … more →
wrote 3 days ago: Chapter Two Approaching Madrid, there were many things to see: arches, buildings and great churches; … more →
wrote 4 days ago: EL CONQUISTADOR by Randy Ford Chapter One As the French revolution spilled over into Spa … more →
wrote 5 days ago: USA: CONTINENTAL DIVIDE . MARGO . ROUTE 40 by Randy Ford CONTINENTAL DIVIDE As for their old Stude … more →
wrote 6 days ago: U.S. ROUTE 40 by Randy Ford During the summer of 1948, young Jack Fisher assumed control … more →
wrote 1 week ago: MARGO by Randy Ford Margo circled the day on her calendar. Though she circled it, she ha … more →
wrote 1 week ago: CONTINENTAL DIVIDE by Randy Ford As for their old Studebaker, Jack always missed it. Whe … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: I’M NOT DEAD YET By Randy Ford Chapter One I’m not dead yet, and to reassure people I occasionally w … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Chapter Sixty-nine On Basilan, the last time we were there with Elpidio and Nick (circa 1971), an Am … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Chapter Sixty-eight The International Film Festival of India, an eleven-day film festival, drew huge … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Chapter Sixty-seven Taking cues from each other, Elpidio and Nick continued their academic pursuits … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Chapter Sixty-six After we left the Philippines, I tried to find out what happened to Elpidio and Ni … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Chapter Sixty-five When we saw Nick walking toward us waving, we were sitting on the patio at Zantak … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Chapter Sixty-four Back in America, President Nixon answered questions as to why the space shuttle p … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Chapter Sixty-three Susan and I didn’t feel safer after leaving Pagadian. It was on a bus, after all … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Chapter Sixty-two Between towns, between Cotabato and Pagadian, riding near the back of a bus, Susan … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Chapter Sixty-one We were in the home of an American chemist in Mindanao’s Davao del Norte Province. … more →