Op-Ed & Flash Non-Fiction
Op-Ed & "Flash" Non-Fiction
I make the point that a varied experience is a good
foundation for strategic thinking especially as part of a team. As an
individual, it’s also an excellent basis for Op-Ed journalism. The mainstream
may read something one way but a bit of experience on the ground may colour a
story quite differently.
This site is structured as a blog and served as one until 2018. I returned back to Canada in that year and changed my publishing priorities. Until then I published in East African newspapers and wrote for a local audience in such venues as like The Citizen in Dar es Salaam or The East African in Nairobi.
When I moved to Canada I began to write full time. My main focus was on my principal projects such as Lomako, and Masolo, my short story collection. But I also continued with shorter works. I wrote and still do occasionally for the International Policy Journal which is based in South Korea but presents an international viewpoint. My work there was commentary on international news when it touched on African, Development or conservation issues. Searching for Michael Chambers will find them at https://intpolicydigest.org/
In parallel to that work I have also searched my old notebooks and travel diaries and found a number of short adventures that don't fit into my publishing plans. I like being bracketed by the geography of my African experiences. But I did travel fairly extensively before that and even in Africa I have a number of off-topic experiences. For instance, I spent a few hours in a Sudanese jail one-time but the experience isn't really part of a bigger story. I approached and was accepted by the editorial staff and Your Life is a Trip. If you go online at www.yourlifeisatrip.com and search for Michael Chambers again you will find a series of "Flash Non-Fiction" pieces that describe off theme travels such as crossing Afganistan or cycling the Loire tow path.
When I moved to Canada I began to write full time. My main focus was on my principal projects such as Lomako, and Masolo, my short story collection. But I also continued with shorter works. I wrote and still do occasionally for the International Policy Journal which is based in South Korea but presents an international viewpoint. My work there was commentary on international news when it touched on African, Development or conservation issues. Searching for Michael Chambers will find them at https://intpolicydigest.org/
In parallel to that work I have also searched my old notebooks and travel diaries and found a number of short adventures that don't fit into my publishing plans. I like being bracketed by the geography of my African experiences. But I did travel fairly extensively before that and even in Africa I have a number of off-topic experiences. For instance, I spent a few hours in a Sudanese jail one-time but the experience isn't really part of a bigger story. I approached and was accepted by the editorial staff and Your Life is a Trip. If you go online at www.yourlifeisatrip.com and search for Michael Chambers again you will find a series of "Flash Non-Fiction" pieces that describe off theme travels such as crossing Afganistan or cycling the Loire tow path.
https://www.yourlifeisatrip.com/home/close-call-in-kin?rq=Mike%20Chambers
https://www.yourlifeisatrip.com/home/Turkish-timber?rq=Mike%20Chambers
https://www.yourlifeisatrip.com/home/caught-in-khartoum?rq=Mike%20Chambers
https://www.yourlifeisatrip.com/home/tap-and-take-in-nairobi?
rq=Mike%20Chambers
https://www.yourlifeisatrip.com/home/sitting-on-buddhas-head?rq=Mike%20Chambers
https://www.yourlifeisatrip.com/home/tresspassers-in-tanzania?rq=Mike%20Chambers