Category Archives: Sojourner’s Journal

Killing Mr. Jones

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->

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Cabaret, darkness, living on the edge

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->

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On Hoarding

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->

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Masks Save Lives – Covid-19

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->

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Visions of Apocalypse

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->

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Hijacked Twitter

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->

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The Incident

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->

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Seas and Oceans Without End

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->

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Life in Kas Turkey, On the Turquoise Coast

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->

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Best Western Gatwick Skylane Hotel

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->

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LA

‘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->

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Burkas, Burkinis, and the Culture War

This post is different than my usual posts about our travels and life as sojourners; it is on the topic of the current furor about the ‘burkini incident’ in Nice. Usually I do not comment on current affairs or politics, … Continue reading->

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Spanish Hills

In late January we traveled from Bulgaria to Barcelona, then to Granada, and up into the foothills of the Sierra to live for a while in a village called San Clemente – a village in name only, with six houses, … Continue reading->

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Killing Mr. Jones

“I was twelve the summer I killed Mr. Jones. Everyone in town believed me when I said it was self-defence. But I set out to do what I did and there was anger in my heart along with the fear, … Continue reading->

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Bangkok Blues

Well, the free short story download offer of Bangkok Blues , a Jesse J. Rideout story has finished. It is still on Amazon for the outrageous and astronomical price of $0.99. I know, crass commercialism. But hey, starving writer and … Continue reading->

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Village Life, an Attack, a New Book

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->

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Paris On My Mind

After traveling the Camino de Santiago across northern Spain, and for a time joining the fraternity of The Way, after traveling the length of Portugal, after Seville with its otherworldly beauty, after revisiting Barcelona, we returned to the farmhouse hidden … Continue reading->

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What Endures

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->

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Things we like about Turkey and Bulgaria

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->

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News From the Road

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->

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