A blog by Chuck Anderson
After 45 years campaigning in advertising in New York, Hamburg and London, when he realised he was the last man standing, Chuck Anderson surrendered and now writes and travels. He has written dramas for U.S. television, and has published a couple of novels, plus non-fiction works. Two of his plays have been produced in London fringe theatres.
War Stories – Part 1
Published: 27 March 2026
On the 25th of June, 1950, two weeks short of my eighteenth birthday, President Harry Truman declared a ‘police action’ against North Korea.
War Stories – Part 2
Published: 27 March 2026
I did not want to spend the final nine months of my military career in the stockade and leave with a dishonourable discharge.
Jumping Ship
Published: 13 October 2023
As it is now more than five years since I renounced my American citizenship and the front door has not been breached by a SWAT team, it now seems safe to publish this account I wrote in 2018.
Getting the Early Bird Jab
Published: 21 December 2020
It was the first day of general distribution of the vaccine.
Our First Expedition
Published : 12 August 2020
Room 32 has been refurbished. Long may the crowds somehow be kept outside the doors.
The Van Eyck Exhibition
Published: 15 March 2020
Ghent: a graffiti take on The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb
Brazil’s Hidden Cultural Treasure
Published: 24 January 2020
Inhotim is the world’s largest open-air art museum
When Should You Stop Skiing?
Published: 7 February 2019
