{"id":9412,"date":"2014-07-15T17:02:04","date_gmt":"2014-07-16T00:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/?p=9412"},"modified":"2014-07-15T17:16:51","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T00:16:51","slug":"back-on-world-hum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/15\/back-on-world-hum\/","title":{"rendered":"Back on World Hum"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"hum\"I’ve always had a soft spot for World Hum, they published my first travel story<\/a>, after all. I submitted it not knowing I would not get paid — a mistake I’ve only made one time. A year later, maybe two, they sent me a check for that first story — and they’ve run a few pieces of what I think are some of my best writing. For a while, I covered Hawaii pretty regularly for them — that was a terrific gig.<\/p>\n

The team was amazing; Jim Benning, Mike Yessis, and Eva Holland led us in producing consistently top notch work. Later, when the site slowed, Jim commissioned my Letters to Commander Hadfield for SKYE (we remember how that ended<\/a>, right?) and Mike commissioned my recent Arizona stories for MapQuest. Eva, well, we end up in each others’ kitchens, not often enough, but it’s always great. World Hum put me in touch with some of my very favorite people in the world of smart, literary travel writing — inspirational, ethical, hard working, and damned fine writers.<\/p>\n

The site went through a complicated relationship with the Travel Channel and when it regained its autonomy, Jim asked me if I would like to do some blogging for him again — yes, it’s paid, no, it’s not much — and I said yes. I think it’s valuable to participate in a forum where writers have continually swept awards for the quality of their work, and I would love to see the site return to its former vibrancy. To that end, I’m posting a couple of times a month about things that catch my eye at the intersection of travel and world culture. I hope you’ll read, share, comment, and generally support the best travel writing on the web. Sending things you read that you think I’d like would be great, too.<\/p>\n

And in case you think it’s all highbrow stuff, nope. My latest? The captain has turned off the “No Drinking” sign<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00a7<\/p>\n

Summer Pledge Drive<\/strong>: Thrilled to report that readers have covered about 60% of my dental costs, including providing a 100% reader funded dental insurance plan! If you\u2019d still like to help or want to know more, go here<\/span><\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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I’ve always had a soft spot for World Hum, they published my first travel story, after all. I submitted it not knowing I would not get paid — a mistake I’ve only made one time. A year later, maybe two, they sent me a check for that first story — and they’ve run a few … <\/p>\n


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