Lynne Sharon Schwartz’s new memoir, Not Now, Voyager, weighs the pros and cons of travel as the she relates her own misadventures around the globe. She recently sat down and answered a few of my questions on her writing.

The following is an excerpt from Lynne Sharon Schwartz’s new memoir, Not Now, Voyager. Be sure to read Rebecca Touger’s interview with the author on writing, travel, and living abroad.
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I woke abruptly, to a darkness so thick I could breathe it in. My mind was ominously alert, none of that blurry, dream-clogged puzzlement that usually [...]