http://www.redroom.com/blog/michael-l-schmicker/feed Samples of blogs en http://www.redroom.com/blog/michael-l-schmicker/join-peace-corps-and-write-great-american-novel-part-v-opium-dreams <p>Hawkridge hated Laos, but I loved it deeply. It saved my sanity when I hit bottom as a Peace Corps Volunteer shortly before Christmas my first year in Thailand.</p> <p><a href="http://www.redroom.com/blog/michael-l-schmicker/join-peace-corps-and-write-great-american-novel-part-v-opium-dreams">read more</a></p> http://www.redroom.com/blog/michael-l-schmicker/join-peace-corps-and-write-great-american-novel-part-v-opium-dreams#comments 1969 Laos Peace Corps Travel Vientiane Vietnam War Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:28:26 -0800 Michael L Schmicker 80546 at http://www.redroom.com http://www.redroom.com/blog/michael-l-schmicker/join-peace-corps-and-write-great-american-novel-part-iv-hawks-story <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri">After my Air America escapade, I tried very hard to stay out of trouble. </span></p> <p><a href="http://www.redroom.com/blog/michael-l-schmicker/join-peace-corps-and-write-great-american-novel-part-iv-hawks-story">read more</a></p> http://www.redroom.com/blog/michael-l-schmicker/join-peace-corps-and-write-great-american-novel-part-iv-hawks-story#comments Asia Cambodia CIA Journalism Vietnam War Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:31:33 -0700 Michael L Schmicker 45345 at http://www.redroom.com http://www.redroom.com/blog/michael-l-schmicker/join-peace-corps-and-write-great-american-novel-part-iii-irish-brians-story <p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Helvetica"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Calibri">Oddballs and misfits are prime fodder for writers.</span></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.redroom.com/blog/michael-l-schmicker/join-peace-corps-and-write-great-american-novel-part-iii-irish-brians-story">read more</a></p> http://www.redroom.com/blog/michael-l-schmicker/join-peace-corps-and-write-great-american-novel-part-iii-irish-brians-story#comments Asia Bangkok drugs hippie Peace Corps Thailand Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:17:59 -0800 Michael L Schmicker 13066 at http://www.redroom.com http://www.redroom.com/blog/michael-l-schmicker/join-peace-corps-and-write-great-american-novel-part-ii-air-america <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri">I didn’t want to teach when I was in Peace Corps – I wanted to write. </span></p> <p><a href="http://www.redroom.com/blog/michael-l-schmicker/join-peace-corps-and-write-great-american-novel-part-ii-air-america">read more</a></p> http://www.redroom.com/blog/michael-l-schmicker/join-peace-corps-and-write-great-american-novel-part-ii-air-america#comments CIA Laos Nixon Vietnam War Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:12:50 -0800 Michael L Schmicker 10851 at http://www.redroom.com http://www.redroom.com/blog/michael-l-schmicker/join-peace-corps-and-write-great-american-novel <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri">I’m not surprised that Peace Corps produces writers.<span> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri">It’s a sure-fire</span></p> <p><a href="http://www.redroom.com/blog/michael-l-schmicker/join-peace-corps-and-write-great-american-novel">read more</a></p> http://www.redroom.com/blog/michael-l-schmicker/join-peace-corps-and-write-great-american-novel#comments literary influences Peace Corps Sterling Seagrave Vietnam War writers Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:00:55 -0800 Michael L Schmicker 10233 at http://www.redroom.com