Reasons to study other writers
I’m always looking for ways to improve my writing. I try to write every day, I keep a journal. Whenever I read a particularly good book, I write a review…
Journaling, a Tool for Writers
I began writing a journal when I read Anais Nin’s Diaries years ago. I’d checked it out of the library and became fascinated with her account of her friendship with…
The Writing Life
Most writers know that writing is a solitary activity. On the one hand, when I write I need as few distractions as possible to get my thoughts in order, to…
Planned Obsolescence
The other day when I tried to use my printer, it said, “check your color cartridge.” I had recently installed a brand new color cartridge in it. I followed the…
Travel Lessons Learned
I’ve learned from the many mishaps I and others have had traveling around the country and around the world. Here are a few anecdotes and tips to help you avoid…
An Evening at Madam L’s Soiree
I know you’re tired of reading about my Paris adventures. This is the last one, I promise. I’d like to move on to other things. It deals with a very…
Paris in August Part Three
My sister and I anxiously waited in the lobby of Unk’s hotel. We would finally get to meet our cousin, Lynette (not her real name). Unk had returned upstairs to…
Paris in August Part Two
Unk invited my sister and me to the Foliere’s Begere for dinner and a show. He picked us up in a taxi and dressed in our finery, we rode across…
Paris in August
When one thinks of Paris, France, one thinks of all the famous places to visit, like the Le Louvre, the Eifel Tower, the Palace of Versailles, the Sacre-Coeur Basilica, and…
Misadventures in Costa del Sol, Spain – Part Three
My two-week vacation had come to an end. This was my last day at the resort and I had to be out by noon. My friends had gone home the…