Well Considered–“A profoundly memorable and affecting novel”–Robert Fleming, AALBC.com
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Cologne No. 10 For Men – “A superb novel of the Vietnam war…compares favorably with CATCH-22 and M.A.S.H. The writing crackles with authenticity.” —Writer’s Digest
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Richard Peabody, Editor of Gargoyle Magazine
"I love the way Wilfred recycles the bodies. That's fabulous stuff with a direct line to Heller's Catch-22 and perfectly captures the insanity of the Vietnam War."Skytroopers CD – Songs of war, peace and love from Vietnam, written by Richard Morris in 1967 in Vietnam, and recorded in 2007.
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Happy anniversary, MDWP
On Memorial Day, May 27, I honored American veterans by reading from Cologne No. 10 For Men and singing songs from my CD, Skytroopers – songs of war, peace, and love from Vietnam. The venue was the twentieth anniversary Memorial … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Cavalry Division, A Co. 2/5, body counts, Bong Son Bridge, Clyde Wray, Franklin Taggart, Khe Sanh, lullaby, Memorial Day, memorial day writers' project, Mike McDonell, Open Mic, Operation Pegasus, PTSD, Rockpile Operation, Skytroopers, Vietnam, Vietnam 1967, Vietnam Memorial
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Keeping Books In The Air in Gaithersburg
May 18 was the Gaithersburg Book Festival–a great affair with thousands of books, authors of every genre speaking and signing , hungry readers roaming booths and pavilions, and amateur jugglers! My high points were talking to people interested in Cologne … Continue reading
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Tagged Center for the Book, Children’s Book Council, Every Child a Reader, Gaithersburg Book Festival, Jane Addams Children's Book Award, juggler, juggling, Library of Congress, literacy, National Book Award, New York Times, Newbery Honor, Printz Award, Walter Dean Myers, www.walterdeanmyers.net
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Little Green Men in Greenbelt
On May 11-12 we participated in the 9th Annual Green Man Festival in historic Old Greenbelt, Maryland. This Washington suburb was settled in 1937 as a public cooperative community. Eleanor Roosevelt helped in its planning. The town was originally surrounded … Continue reading
Thanks, Eli
At the International Day of the Book festival in Kensington, Maryland, last Sunday, a steady stream of booklovers passed by. Many stopped to hear about Cologne No. 10 for Men and Well Considered. This is always our first book festival of the season. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Annual College Park MD Book Festival, Book Expo at Bowie Senior Center, Bowiefest 2013, Elisenda Sola-Sole, Gaithersburg Book Festival, Greenbelt Green Man Festival, Kensington International Day of the Book, Kensington Row Bookshop, memorial day writers' project, Riverdale Park MD Artfest Literary Corner
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Didn’t I have enough to read?
As if I didn’t have stacks of books awaiting my attention, yesterday I committed to two more: Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America by Juan Gonzalez, and Howard Zinn’s A History of the People of the United States. … Continue reading
Thank you for your service
The following is a comment on my recent blogpost: Kill Anything That Moves – The Real American War In Vietnam, by Nick Turse: A One-Sided View of the War Calvin Tuttle says: March 15, 2013 at 5:55 am I would … Continue reading
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Tagged body counts in Vietnam War, Calvin Tuttle, Chicago Tribune staffer Bob Greene, Homecoming: When the Soldiers Returned from Vietnam, Jerry Lembcke, Kill Anything That Moves, Nick Turse, spitting on Vietnam vets, Thank you for your service, The Spitting Image: Myth Memory and the Legacy of Vietnam, ubiquitous phrases in modern English language
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Kill Anything That Moves – The Real American War In Vietnam, by Nick Turse: A One-Sided View of the War
Nick Turse’s meticulously-researched investigations of American war crimes in Vietnam have gained him a Ridenhour Prize for Reportorial Distinction, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a fellowship at Harvard University’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. His bestselling work, Kill Anything That Moves, … Continue reading
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What I have in common with Michelle Obama
Today I found I have something new in common with First Lady Michelle Obama. We both read Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss to children during Read Across America Day sponsored by NEA. We both got to read, “I do … Continue reading
Look Out For Old Eddie! He’s acomin’!
On David Levy tells it all. Animals overhear a human terrorist plot to launch a nuclear strike that could result in world-wide destruction and the death of all animal life. They hastily hold a Congress, led by Old Eddie, the … Continue reading
