Passport Stamps: Searching the World for a War to Call Home

A candid, darkly comic, and emotionally naked tale of a former NPR journalist whodriven by grief, loss, and the desire to find his tribeseeks solace in the worlds most dangerous places and his pursuit to join the ranks of combat-tested war correspondents. The learning curve of reporting in hostile environments is steep and at times comical, at others nearly fatal. He encounters a lot of dust, ragged infrastructure, weaponry, scary driving, whiskey, lust, and way too much food poisoning. When the assignment ends, he is left to confront the mental and emotional impact of the years of danger, death, and destruction.