Fire and Ice (and no, not Game of Thrones)
In approximately 9 hours, I’m flying to Iceland. Why? Well, in this case, the more appropriate question is “why not?” For the first time EVER, the…
It’s Passport Time
Several years ago, back when I was taking my work as a writer a bit more seriously, I went to a conference for travel bloggers in…
Guess Where I Am?
Okay, okay… I know that the title of today’s post is actually a command and not a question (and that the question mark, therefore, is totally…
The difference between a man and a manuscript…
Very hard. The answer to yesterday’s question, for those of you still interested, is very hard. To break through the sarcasm I’ve adopted in order to…
A Piece of Turkish (Afternoon) Delight
Over the weekend I received an envelope containing a check. “Great!” I thought, “At least I’m getting paid for my final column.” But the check wasn’t…
These Kiss and Tell Tendencies
It was bound to happen sooner or later. I’m feeling a bit like Scarlett O’Hara today and no, not because I’m flouncing around in an awesome…
The Dawn of a New Era
It’s 5:40am. It’s 5:40am on Saturday, actually, and I am still alive because yesterday, at the Philadelphia Writer’s Conference, I managed to not have a heart…
Fieldwork in Stilettos 