But you can check out the next issue of BrownBook.

FORBES: The 'Cooling' of the Middle East

You can view his first dispatch below, and be sure to check back over the next couple of days to find out more.

FORBES: Training the Next Generation of Global Leaders

You're too late to start from the beginning, with the novel already well underway, but you can check Silvia's Facebook page to find out when she'll next start unfolding the story.

ENGADGET: Alt-week 9.15.12: The ultimate wind machine, Egyptian Lego and the office of our dreams