Three other aspiring writers and I have been writing a short story a month for Elegant Literature Magazine since April. We’re given a prompt and…
Travelling with cell phones and a laptop has changed what it means to travel alone. On my recent trip, I had contact with family and…
For years I have had the intention to publish my mother’s diaries. That almost sounds like a really bitchy thing to do, doesn’t it? She…
When I was ten years old, my brother, who is ten years older than me, made a year-long excursion around the world. He picked up…
While on a jam-packed train from Narbonne to Montpellier I stood shoulder to shoulder with five rugby players who were visiting France on a long…
I am in France where I have a ‘base camp’ in a lovely three-story house in a medieval town nestled in the foothills of the…
People who have been to Barcelona will immediately tell you what a beautiful city it is. The next thing they tell you is to watch…
A wonderful way to end a good summer is to travel to somewhere you’ve never been. I’m in Barcelona. I’ll go from here on to…
Back in the fifties my brother used to jive dance with me in our living room. In the sixties, my sister taught me how to…
An ‘elevator pitch’ is a carefully crafted speech that sales people design specifically to inflate curiosity and inspire business. When someone asks me, “What is…