Author: Paul Talbot

Pockmarked

Posted by Paul Talbot | Apr 9, 2026 | Washington |

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Just A Smidgen

Posted by Paul Talbot | Apr 8, 2026 | Nevada |

Just a smidgen, perhaps only a vague shadow of a smidgen, a pittance, a number buried deep in the...

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Quicksand

Posted by Paul Talbot | Mar 22, 2026 | Chronicles |

Quicksand 2025 There it lies, timeless quicksand, ancient and devious, disguised and poised to...

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Home Front II

Posted by Paul Talbot | Mar 19, 2026 | Chronicles |

Home Front II 2025

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Bahrain

Posted by Paul Talbot | Mar 18, 2026 | Chronicles |

Bahrain 2025

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Home Front

Posted by Paul Talbot | Mar 17, 2026 | Chronicles |

Home Front 2025

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Hormuz

Posted by Paul Talbot | Mar 16, 2026 | Notebooks |

Hormuz 2025

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Dubai

Posted by Paul Talbot | Mar 15, 2026 | Chronicles |

Dubai 2025

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Inviting

Posted by Paul Talbot | Jan 19, 2026 | The Egyptian |

Inviting 2026 At first he spoke so softly I had to lean in close to hear him.  His speech was...

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Cautious

Posted by Paul Talbot | Jan 7, 2026 | The Egyptian |

Cautious 2025 Mr. Aziz gave me a practiced nod, cautious and restrained as if attached to...

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Persian

Posted by Paul Talbot | Jan 6, 2026 | The Egyptian |

Persian 2025 One morning shortly after I moved in, Mr. Aziz came to my office and carefully...

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Khaled

Posted by Paul Talbot | Jan 5, 2026 | The Egyptian |

Khaled 2025 I first knew Khaled Abdel Aziz as a landlord, then as a client and finally, after...

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