A picture says…– The Displaced Nation

A Picture Says… columnist James King is away this month, so ML Awanohara is pinch hitting in his place. Greetings, Displaced Nationers who are also photography buffs! Once again, I am the feeble stand-in for James King, who will be back in August. That said, I am happy to be the vehicle for bringing to […]

Greetings, Displaced Nationers who are also photography buffs! “A Picture Says…” columnist James King is still away, so I am filling in again. But the good news is, he approves of the columns I’ve produced thus far! I know I’ve enjoyed spending time with the previous two guests, fearless and feisty photography pro Steve Davey […]

Greetings, Displaced Nationers who are also photography buffs! “A Picture Says…” columnist James King is still away, so I am filling in again. My guest this month is Angela Corrias, a well-traveled freelance writer who was born in the Italian island of Sardinia. There’s a lot about Angela’s story that captivates me. For a start, […]

Greetings, Displaced Nationers who are also photography buffs! “A Picture Says…” columnist James King promises to be back in the new year, so this may be my last column for a while. We’ll see! (James like to keep us guessing…) In any event, I’m super excited about today’s guest, Andrew Marston. Andrew first flashed across […]

Readers, I’m happy to report that Lisa Morrow aced the algorithm test for her latest book, Waiting for the Tulips to Bloom: Adrift in Istanbul, and will therefore be advancing to the second half of the Expat Author Game. For this second round, we’ll be looking to see how closely she measures up to the […]

Readers, I’m happy to report that Paul Shore passed the algorithm test for his memoir, Uncorked, with flying colors. He will therefore be throwing out the jack (so to speak) for the second round of the Expat Author Game. I am, of course, using this terminology because of Paul’s affection for the quintessentially French game […]

Readers, I’m happy to report that Chandi Wyant came up with a winning algorithm for her new memoir, Return to Glow: A Pilgrimage of Transformation in Italy. She is therefore proceeding to the second round of the Expat Author Game. During this round, we’ll be trying to see how closely she measures up to the […]

Readers, we had a long pause in this episode of the Expat Author Game, for which I heartily apologize. Christmas and New Year’s intervened, and the Displaced Nation has been hibernating during January. But it’s February now and we are back again, in time for Valentine’s Week! It seems appropriate that in this post we […]