Ron McMillan's Blog
North Korea Revisited
I was recently asked to write a short piece looking back on my trips to North Korea for Groove Korea Magazine (an ex-pat monthly in South Korea that reviewed Yin…
Air Travel Joys
Flying in a commercial airliner is assuredly safer than tying your shoelaces on Sauchiehall Street, but the dangers of air travel are not of the sort to which a lot…
Cursed Land
Two stories on the Guardian website on consecutive days bring North Korea to mind. The first was about Kwon, Ho-ung, the formerly high-flying member of North Korea’s political elite whose…
A watched pot
I write this in strict watched pot never boils mode. A package of Yin Yang Tattoo books has been in limbo for nearly two weeks, not so much winging their…
Trials and Hurdles
2010 could wind up being an interesting year. After months of revision and who knows how many drafts and fine tooth comb endurance sessions, yesterday the manuscript for