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Sasha Alyson

Above: In the Tetons of Wyoming, one of my favorite spots.

To contact me: You can write to the following address.

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I have a short attention span, and I were still in school today, they'd probably drug me. (In my opinion, school is enough of a drug anyway.) Here are three businesses that I started, but I no longer own or run them. If you have business with any of these, please contact them directly:

Bay Windows

Alyson Publications

Alyson Adventures.

This site doesn't try to be fancy, it's mostly a way to let old friends find me, and to update those interested on what I'm doing these days.

July 2006: For the past two years, I've been helping some very bright and motivated young people in Laos who want to publish books there. A few years ago, Laos was to me -- as I'm sure it is to most other Americans -- one of those countries we've vaguely heard of, might or might not find on a map, and that's about all we know about it.

Well, now I know more. Laos is a beautiful country, with a remarkably friendly population (particularly considering that the U.S. made it the most bombed country in world history during the Vietnam era), but also a very poor one. Infant mortality is nearly 10%, salaries of $25 a month are commonplace, and young people who want to break out of this cycle have few options. And books are virtually unknown.

I can't do much about most of that, but given my publishing background, I decided I could create a publishing program, which would teach writing, computer, publishing, and business skills to a few of these young people. Our first six books appeared in March and April this year, and we have many more in the works. If you'd like to know more, we're at: Big Brother Mouse.

September 2004: I'm now living in Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand. I don't miss living in the same country as George W. Bush, and I don't miss Bangkok traffic, but I do miss Scrabble! Are there other Scrabble players in the Chiang Mai area? My email address is at the left. I'd love to hear from you; maybe we can get together a weekly game.

July, 2003: For years I've wanted to hike or climb on the via ferratas of northern Italy, and finally got there this month. Here's a report, and photos.

May, 2003: Meet a few of my favorite books. I hope some will become your favorites, too.