I was a bit flustered when, on the last day of class this year’s Book Passage writer’s conference, one of the participants asked where they could get work published. See, I lost three of my regular markets this year. Oh, WAIT! Heads up! This is chock full of insider-y that could bore or annoy you. …
I’ve been swanning about the MatSu Valley as a guest of the local tourism bureau. Nearly all of my expenses, down to the sack lunch from Sheep Mountain Lodge, were paid for, including this glacier walk with MICA Guides. “I think you’re going to like this,” said Claire, the glacier guide. She was answering the …
I’ve been swanning about the MatSu Valley as a guest of the local tourism bureau. Nearly all of my expenses, down to coffee from the drive through, were paid for, including this flight-seeing trip with Talkeetna Air Taxi. I asked to sit up front and Tyler, the pilot, said I could if he didn’t need …
For the last week or so, my brother has been in Bangalore for work. He’s been emailing his trials and tribulations and posting oddities from the tech ghetto. I’ve enjoyed them tremendously. In the middle of my brother’s dispatches, I also received an email from my internet friend, West Seattle neighbor, and writer extraordinaire, Marika. …
I was quoted, briefly, in this New York Times article about travel blogging. It won’t surprise you to learn that I’m critical of an increase in junk content. I would feel vaguely short changed by the fact that I got so little ink, but the ink I did get really cuts to the chase on …