TCK TALENT: The “Where are you from?” question evokes poetic sentiments in this third group of TCKs

Columnist Dounia Bertuccelli is back with a third round of poems composed by Third Culture Kids in answer to that vexed "where are you from?" question. Hello again, fellow Displaced Nationers, global nomads, expats, Third Culture Kids and other curious travelers! As March comes in like a … Continue reading →

EXPAT AUTHOR GAME: What score does Apple Gidley earn on the “international creative” scale? (2/2)

Readers, we had a long pause in this episode of the Expat Author Game, for which I heartily apologize. Christmas and New Year's intervened, and the Displaced Nation has been hibernating during January. But it's February now and we are back again, in time for Valentine's Week! It seems appropriate … Continue reading →

EXPAT AUTHOR GAME: Apple Gidley’s algorithm for “Fireburn” (1/2)

Welcome to the fourth round of our Expat Author Game, in which global creative Apple Gidley has agreed to be the participant. For some of you, Apple requires no introduction. She has been on our site before, when Displaced Nation co-founder Kate Allison reviewed her memoir, Expat Life: Slice by … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving, the ultimate holiday of the displaced—and still going strong

The Displaced Nation feels a special kinship to Thanksgiving. It strikes us as being, when all is said and done, the holiday of the displaced. Quite a lot is being said about Thanksgiving these days. But before we get into that (actually, we may not have much time to get into it), let's … Continue reading →

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD: Jo Parfitt’s creative life as serial expat

Columnist Doreen Brett is back, and she's accompanied by another "great" in the expat publishing world, Jo Parfitt, who has published 30+ books herself while also helping at least a hundred new expat writers publish their first great works. Wow. Who among us can compete? —ML Awanohara Hello … Continue reading →