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Oren, an Israeli historian, now-politician, but most importantly, the Israeli ambassador to the United States during 2009-13. One of the most recent examples was written by Michael B. Given that we are approaching the end of his administration, President Obama’s American foreign policy has increasingly and critically been written about in a number of books. ![]() ![]() ![]() V.L.- Sit down and see what flows from my fingers. That line of storms inspired me to pen Of Gods & Goats, a romantic comedy trilogy with a heaping dose of Greek mythology.įiona: Do you have a specific writing style? V.L.-A violent line of thunderstorms, with tornadoes, swept through our community. V.L.-When I first shared my work with others.įiona: What inspired you to write your first book? That was all it took.įiona: When did you first consider yourself a writer? 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