AntipodalBurrito

He's a novelist/journalist that saved up his own money in he 80's and kind of finessed his way into Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion to write "An Afghanistan Picture Show."

He's acted as a war correspondent a lot over the years (Iraq, Bosnia, Cambodia, etc...) and sounds a lot like you. I was just wondering if other journalists took him serious. His journalism sort of gets overshadowed by his novels which is a huge shame. He has a couple essays that resonate with what you're saying about the integrity and moral obligation of journalists. Good stuff.

"Expelled from Eden" would be a good one. It's a compilation of a lot of his best work. It has a lot of essays from war zones and essays on journalism and writing. It obviously shows where the excerpts are from, but if you like that you will definitely end up reading more. The guy seems tough as balls and extremely intelligent.

Most the kids from my high school topped out at smoking reefer out of pop cans behind the town trailer park. What a happy reunion.

Do you have any opinion on people like William Vollmann?

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