I want to thank Lahaina Vatanarom from the coffee wife for nominating me for a Blogger Recognition Award. I’ve been blogging off-and-on since September of 2005, when I was bored silly at an office job and needed a creative outlet. After a few years, my life took a different turn and I stopped blogging for… Read More Honest Advice for New Bloggers
It’s been said that Ernest Hemingway read more than he drank. If that’s true, one wonders how he found the time. I’m often asked what I think is the best way to improve one’s writing. There’s no question about it: Read. This post contains affiliate links. For more information, click here. William Faulkner, who joins Hemingway… Read More Read Your Way to Better Writing
I was alone in my best friend’s room, sitting at the end of her bed, putting on my shoes. My mother was on her way to pick me up after a day of visiting. My friend’s mother’s fiance entered the room and sat beside me on the bed. He was 30-something. I was 13. He grabbed hold of me… Read More #MeToo
I was so looking forward to the days when I could spend my time alternating between travelling and writing at home, free from all the petty annoyances that get in the way. dress: Banana Republic; earrings: Simon Sebbag; necklace: Simon Sebbag; bracelet: Rearden Metal I’ve dedicated the better part of the last two years to… Read More Living the Dream in the Real World