Non Fiction
Alexandria Stories, a Memoir
Reviews
Tender Beginner: Norman Lewis, a Twentieth Century Witness.
Discusses Lewis' work including
In Sicily, Naples '44, the Honoured Society,
and
Voices of the Old Sea.
A Good Year: Peter Mayle, Book Review
Harrison's Flowers, Movie Review
Essays
The Problem with Homer Simpson: Sayyid Qutb and the Danger of Cultural Exchange.
Looks at educational exchange programs between the United States and the Islamic World, post 911, and questions the assumption "if they come they will love us."
Belly Dance: America.
An essay on the growing belly dance movement in the US
i Siciliani: Travels with the Mob
,
Published in Martin Cole's
Wine Dark Sea: Photogaphy from Sicily
(Photoworks, UK, 2001)
Digital Lunch.
False starts in the Internet's mission to revolutionize charity
Travel Essays
A Walk in Wadi Rum
Abaco, the Near Island
England Sucks: A Love Story
Squid, Tourists and Car Crashes in Woods Hole
Florence's Bonfire of the Vanities
Fellucca on the Nile
Requiem for Dhahab
Night, The Desert and a Car
Published in Best Travel Writing, 2008 by Trafvelers' Tales of San Fransisco
The Streets of Paris,
Published by Travelers' Tales Solas Award. Gold Winner, Most Memorable Character, 2008