Lyn Fuchs's Blog, page 20

Twisted Vagabondage Tale From Carnaval Rio

Birds Do It.It’s 6:29 am and now the mental countdown begins. I mean the countdown to the despised noise of the alarm clock. The sound that rudely makes you realize your vacation is over. The scratching of nails on a blackboard, a jackhammer that pummels the concrete at daybreak, even an old chainsaw cutting through steel - none of these sounds makes me tremble with a simultaneous rage and depression like the dreaded alarm clock.

The alarm is a not-so-subtle reminder that the party is official...

Smooth Getaway Postcard From Pacific Rim

When I recently had the opportunity to do some traveling, I quickly realized that, in addition to coffee, I'm strongly attracted to Japan, Hawaii, and the Pacific Northwest. One thing Kobe, Honolulu, Seattle, and Vancouver all have in common is that they are convenient urban hubs set next to green mountains and blue ocean offering fantastic scenic vistas.

Hawaii is green because of its trade showers and tropical locale. The Pacific Northwest and (to a lesser extent) Kobe are green because of t...

Primal Wilderness Rambling From Sunshine Coast

The first time I learnt of the campground at Homesite Creek was last June. I stumbled on their website while internet browsing. Rob and Debbie Kennedy – Sasquatch believers and Sasquatch seekers who used to attend Sunshine Coast Gospel Church with my family – are the owners. Like every other business, they have a Facebook page, which makes it that much easier to find. I looked at the online photos and saw that Homesite Creek Campground is located in the woods, somewhere around...

The Cover and Opening Page Unveiled

We now unveil the cover of my new book Fresh Wind & Strange Fire for the very first time. (I'm gonna need to change my pants.) I love how the warm red Oaxacan sunset pairs with the cool blue Alaskan daybreak on the cover of Sacred Ground & Holy Water. Don't You? Take a good hard look at both images and you won't likely need any viagra prescription, but just in case that isn't enough to get you dangerously flushed, I now present the opening page. (Drum roll please!)
Butte...

Author Lyn Fuchs Named Terrorist Suspect

We regret to inform our readers that author Lyn Fuchs should now be viewed as a potential terrorist threat. Sources reveal he once attended a camp held at a remote location by religious fundamentalists, where training was given in making incendiary devices from ordinary sticks and stones. Former recruits to these camps report being sent on "scouting missions" and being indoctrinated to always "be prepared." Female "scouts" were often separated from male "scouts" and pressured by peers to wear...

The Fresh Wind Fine Art Exhibition

Let me express my heartfelt gratitude for the artistic responses to my recent call for book cover submissions. The publisher has now made her decision. Below are some of the cool images that I received this week. These were not exactly what we were looking for, but they do comprise a worthy gallery for a perusal with wine and cheese in hand, as we celebrate this upcoming book launch gala. The cover actually chosen for Fresh Wind & Strange Fire: One Man's Adventures in Prima...

The Fate of American Empires

Like the current American empire, Mayan civilization was formed around highways. The watershed of the mighty Usumacinta (Sacred Monkey River) was the Route 66 that bound together an interstate network grid, crisscrossing today's Belize, Guatemala and southernmost Mexico. Cities were built next to freeway on-ramps (headwaters). Motels and fast food (canoe beaching sites and stackable corn tortillas) were available at regular intervals. There were even drive-thru churches (travel diety shrines)...

Calling All Readers And Photographers!

The release of Fresh Wind & Strange Fire: One Man's Adventures In Primal Mexico is just around the corner. The wait is almost over. Author Lyn Fuchs is issuing a call to all photographers for prospective cover-photo submissions. Would you like to be a part of a literary milestone? Lyn's previous work Sacred Ground & Holy Water: One Man's Adventures In The Wild received glowing acclaim from New York Times bestselling authors as well as critics at CNN, Travelers' Tales, Midwes...

Three Times Buried Is The Charm

No other film remotely resembles The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada. Sure, the movie does feature a grueling penance journey like Robert De Niro's The Mission, but all similarities end there. This is a cowboy movie with a dead Mexican wetback as the hero.

The lead character, craggy-faced nutjob rancher Tommy Lee Jones, is the most-moral but least-sane participant in the drama. Not your usual protagonist. Plus, the film manages to be as tenderhearted as it is morbid, a common aspect of Mex...

Eat, Pray, And Love This!

When a reviewer called my book "the guy-friendly Eat, Pray, Love," I wasn't overwhelmingly flattered. (Drink, Pray, Spank?) Chique lit isn't my specialty. Still, I had to actually read the book to know exactly how to feel. So, I did. I think Elizabeth Gilbert's spiritual travel memoir is a great read for women or men - with some qualifications.

Two factors obviously contributed to the success of Eat, Pray, Love. Firstly, the book is targeted to women of a certain age who are experiencing some...