I am a retired US diplomat who served for 27 years in ten countries.  My interests include reading and writing SF, poetry, and music, and traveling and learning languages.  I speak Korean, Spanish and Thai.
  • JoinedJanuary 24, 2014



Stories by Jake Aller
Happy New Years - Year of the Snake by JakeAller
Happy New Years - Year of the Snake
Happy New Years Year of the Snake greetings from Korea where they say Hangul: 새해 복 많이 받으세요! Romanized: Sae...
Letter to DOGE by JakeAller
Letter to DOGE
MY recommendations to the new DOGE commission
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New Religions for a New Era by JakeAller
New Religions for a New Era
my take on contemporary American religious landscape including my faith journey.
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