Celebrating World Rainforest Day
Posted on 23. Sep, 2026 by Paul Sochaczewski in Articles, Environment, Environment EarthLove
Chronicles of the Rainforest War
Read MoreAnnouncing the Launch of Jungle Gyre
Posted on 23. Sep, 2026 by Paul Sochaczewski in Books, Jungle Gyre
An Angry Borneo Princess, Eco-Revenge, and Jungle Justice
Read MoreHow Tribalism Impacts the Environment and Nature Conservation
Posted on 24. Sep, 2026 by Paul Sochaczewski in Articles, Environment
We Are All Tribal. That’s the Strength and the Problem.
Read MoreHave a Whirl — Release Your Inner Fred and Ginger
Posted on 23. Sep, 2026 by Paul Sochaczewski in Articles, Share Your Journey
Some Tips on Expanding From “Good” to “Great”
Read MoreSeek Conflict! Just Say No!
Posted on 23. Sep, 2026 by Paul Sochaczewski in Articles, Share Your Journey
Without a Problem, You’ve Got No Story
Read MoreWriting a Book? Start with a Bang
Posted on 12. May, 2026 by Paul Sochaczewski in Share Your Journey
Writing a Book? Start with a Bang Engage the Reader from the Beginning Happy World Book Day – April 25 GENEVA, Switzerland Bravo. You want to write a book. You’ve been working on your book for years, surrounded by scraps of paper, sleep-interrupted ideas, and a bunch of floppy disks dating back to […]
Read MoreHappy Return to UK for Alfred Russel Wallace
Posted on 31. Mar, 2026 by Paul Sochaczewski in Alfred Russel Wallace and his assistant Ali
Jilted, Culture Shock, Illness, Writer’s Block, and Unpacking 20,000 Beetles Stress From Alfred Russel Wallace’s Move Caused a Long Delay in Writing His Most Famous Book Happy Return to UK for Alfred Russel Wallace (1862) — April 1 HURSTPIERPOINT, West Sussex, England Moving is one of life’s most stressful activities. Consider Alfred […]
Read MoreTo Tell the Story, Write in Scenes: Reduce the Narrative; Show, Don’t Tell
Posted on 10. Mar, 2026 by Paul Sochaczewski in Books, Share Your Journey
Happy International Writers’ Day — March 3 GENEVA, Switzerland Your family has been bugging you to write the story of how you quit medical school (breaking your mother’s heart) and found enlightenment in a Himalayan ashram. Or the story of how you became the world’s first topless rodeo clown (it was the […]
Read MoreReturn to Island of the “Lost Indonesia Jews”
Posted on 21. Jan, 2026 by Paul Sochaczewski in Curious Travel
Return to Island of the “Lost Indonesia Jews” Seven Years Later, the Mystery Remains Unsolved Happy World Religion Day — January 18 KISAR ISLAND, Maluku, Indonesia In 2018 I traveled to the tiny and isolated Kisar Island to try to solve a mystery. Like most of my quests, the trigger came […]
Read MoreThe Two Mice That Have Influenced the World
Posted on 22. Oct, 2025 by Paul Sochaczewski in Ganesha and Collecting
The Two Mice That Have Influenced the World Recognizing the Rodents That Helped Create an Entertainment Empire and Enhanced the Power of a Much-Loved God Birthday of Mickey and Musika — November 18 HOLLYWOOD and GUJARAT On November 18, 1928, a lovable cartoon rodent named Mickey Mouse was introduced to the […]
Read More10 November — Opening of COP 30 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Posted on 20. Jul, 2025 by Paul Sochaczewski in Alfred Russel Wallace and his assistant Ali
Ah, yet another international gathering to discuss progress in addressing the problem of climate change. This year it will be held in Belém, Brazil, and the participants will also focus on nature conservation in the country, including the vast Amazon region. I’ve been following Victorian naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace for some 50 years, including a […]
Read MoreHappy Birthday Thomas Barbour
Posted on 08. Aug, 2025 by Paul Sochaczewski in Books
Happy Birthday Thomas Barbour When writing about historical characters, scholars search letters, journals, media accounts, and personal memories for the holy grail that “proves” a speculation about events and motivations. From these sources, historians then evaluate and triangulate until, like Miss Marple, they reach a satisfactory solution to the puzzle. (Or as […]
Read MoreHappy World Rainforest Day – June 22
Posted on 29. Aug, 2025 by Paul Sochaczewski in Environment EarthLove
Happy World Rainforest Day – June 22 Rema and Olivia were like pit bulls that refused to let go of the prey in their mouths. Few things are as hard to dislodge as a belief that you have repeated to yourself over and over. The psychologists call this embedment. When we invest energy […]
Read MoreForeword for Shadows of the Ring of Fire
Posted on 20. Oct, 2025 by Paul Sochaczewski in Articles
SHADOWS OF THE RING OF FIRE Foreword to New Book by Lawrence Blair I was honored to write the foreword for my friend Lawrence Blair’s new book, Shadows of the Ring of Fire: Fading Dreams of a Vanishing World on a Warming Earth, details at the end of this article. This short piece […]
Read MoreIntro to a speculative biography of Ali
Posted on 29. Aug, 2025 by Paul Sochaczewski in Alfred Russel Wallace and his assistant Ali
My speculative biography of Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace’s assistant, was honored as the Best Historical Book of 2024 by the United States Peace Corps Writers. Here’s an excerpt from the book’s introduction. Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird Intro to a speculative biography of Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace’s assistant in the Malay Archipelago […]
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