by Jack Woodville London | Jun 24, 2011 | Articles
What is happening today? There is war, or at least revolution, across North Africa and the Middle East, and we are definitely tangled up in it in Libya. And, whether it is isolation politics or party politics, as I write the US House is debating cutting off the... 
by Jack Woodville London | Jun 14, 2011 | Articles
For the second time in a month, I found myself in London. Unfortunately, this was a working trip, with one evening with my friend Louis (of St. Sere’ fame) (or infamy) who took me to hear progressive jazz in the underground floor of a Pizza Express not a hundred... 
by Jack Woodville London | May 26, 2011 | The Letter Project
Letter Description: Not exactly a personal letter but still a message home from the front, The Dauphine Doughboy was published for American troops stationed near Grenoble, France. Thousands of US soldiers were kept in France after Armistice Day, usually sent into... 
by Jack Woodville London | May 22, 2011 | On the Nightstand
If I am limited to recommend only one book, I urge you to read these two books. Jane Gardem writes prose that begins gently, invitingly, leading you to the next page and the next, never permitting you to notice that you have been drawn in to her story because all the... 
by Jack Woodville London | May 14, 2011 | Articles
Memorial Day was begun to honor the Americans who served us when we were drawn into war. It began in 1866, beginning with ‘Reconciliation Day’ in May after the end of the Civil War. It continued through the First World War and the Second, from Korea to Viet Nam, Iraq...
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