Mail from Paul Theroux & Other Goodies

Mail from Paul Theroux
Madeen writes up to the eminent, master RPCV author Paul Theroux and this is what Madeen gets back as in ... Wowzer!!!

On Mission: Looking for Albert Schweitzer in Lambaréné, Gabon
Madeen's investigative feature on Nobel Peace Prize laureate goes deep, as Madeen did journalistic forays to Schweitzer's Hospital every Saturday while he was in Lambarene, Gabon (site of hospital) as a PC trainee studying intensive French; he hopes you'll read to the delirious end with its spontaneous ... love scene making your walls sweat. This feature also won Madeen a Profile in Citizenship on Peace Corps Worldwide.

Short story: Sight Lines of Joseph Goldman
Placing for months at the top and then down a mere notch on East of the Web's short stories, this story hits that sweet, magical fictional reality buzz buzz buzzing throughout.

Paris through Writers’ Eyes
This is quite an ambitious feature story about expat writers and their favorite haunts in the City of Light. It found print in a few pubs, foremost as a cover story for All Nippon Airways inflight magazine, Wingspan.