Monthly Archives: August 2018

What is Going On? – An Essay

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Joel D. Hirst

“Adorning the walls of my living room are pictures I have taken, printed large and glossy, of places across a world which has grown small. I often gaze at them, representing as they do—at least to me—the history of the rise … Continue reading →

Posted in America, International Affairs, Liberty, philosophy, Uncategorized | Tagged , | 1 Comment

“The Old Man and His Sons” – A Book Review

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Joel D. Hirst

I like to think about lost places; out of the way corners that are the opposite of epicenter yet where lives still continue though they have no knowledge of Paris and Washington DC. Timbuktu forgotten in the sand; Lubero captured … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, Literature, Uncategorized | Tagged | 1 Comment

“Pacific Viking” – A Book Review by Joel Hirst

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Joel D. Hirst

“Take me to Fiji!” my wife often says. “Bora Bora, so peaceful, so beautiful.” Modernity certainly had a way of smoothing over the jagged edges of places once lost and perilous, shining them up to put them on display for … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, Literature, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 7 Comments

Book Review: The Burning of San Porfirio by Joel Hirst

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Joel D. Hirst

Originally posted on coffeeandreviews:
? Genre: Literature & fiction, war, political, military Length: 404 Pages Publishing Date: December 19, 2015 ? Buying Links for The Burning of San Porfirio Amazon Kobo Barnes & Noble ? Author Website: http://www.joelhirst.com Twitter: joelhirst…

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Our Community of Faith

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Joel D. Hirst

I have spent long years in Muslim lands. This is not a complaint; the exotic and the different and the meaningful; friends and a fight worth fighting. But ‘other’ after all, as the Call to Prayer fades into the background … Continue reading →

Posted in Liberty, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged , | 2 Comments

A Modern Romeo and Juliet, With a Twist

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Joel D. Hirst

I try to judge a book by what it is intending to do, not by how I would have written it. This is hard for a writer and occasionally takes discipline – as often times the prose does not live … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

We All Who Are Human

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Joel D. Hirst

It’s raining outside, that thick drenching African rain. On the other side of the concertina wire somebody is sheltering under a mango tree fiddling with a radio, looking for a signal stronger than the pounding of the droplets on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Liberty, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged | Leave a comment