July 31, 2005
Foreignness is an intoxicant
"Foreignness is an intoxicant. As when we're drunk, we don't know how much it's our true selves coming out and...Read this article
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July 26, 2005
Advice on making it the travel writing world
Inspiration and L’Esprit Frondeur By Jeffrey Tayler [The following essay is taken from Atlantic Monthly correspondent Jeffrey Tayler's July 8th...Read this article
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July 20, 2005
C.M. Mayo at RolfPotts.com
This month at the RolfPotts.com Writers page, I interview C.M. Mayo, who is the author of Miraculous Air: Journey of...Read this article
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July 19, 2005
Leisure travel is still the privilege of those from rich countries
"It's easy to forget that travel is a privilege enjoyed by the citizens of the world's richest nations. Per capita,...Read this article
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July 15, 2005
Views from the Paris Writing Workshop
[Above: From a barge on the Seine, Paris American Academy students watch the opening of the Bastille Day fireworks...Read this article
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July 14, 2005
The Tragedy of Fernando and Rosita: A lesson in story structure
For writers of narrative fiction and nonfiction, a vital element in retaining the interest of the reader is story structure....Read this article
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July 08, 2005
Stanley Stewart on what makes good travel writing
"Good travel writing is done by good writers who travel. It is not enough to have swum through piranha-infested waters...Read this article
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July 07, 2005
A few notes on Third World urban slums
The following recently appeared in the "Readings" section of Harper's: PLANET OF SLUMS Adapted from an essay by Mike Davis,...Read this article
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