VA Book Festival Bound

Tomorrow I head down to Charlottesville for the 15th annual Virgina Festival of the Book (March 18-22). It can be hard, as an author, to be “on” for hours at a time (I participated in an author brunch recently that was like speed dating — every ten...

Addis Ababa-bound

Yellow fever shot. Check. Voltage transformer. Check. $100 bills post-2003. Check. Deet for day-biting mosquitoes that transmit Dengue Fever. Check. Appetite for Tej. Check. Duplicate passport-sized photos for visa to be secured at Bole Airport. Check. Practice using...