Over the years, I've made it a tradition to write several year-end blog posts. Some on personal reflections, others on the milestone moments Dana …
Tranquility Base Writer Retreats (2021 Schedule)
Our 2021 curriculum is focused on four primary dates (4 days each) on site at Tranquility Base in Mountain View, AR. Call us for specific information …
Before I Write: Five Things
Reading and participating in social media "forums" is a favorite pastime. It's a good way to learn, laugh and network with others who have similar interests. I …
House Hunters International: Our “Tryout” Story
In one form or another, I've worked in mass communications my entire life - and 99 percent of that as a print journalist. Never, I repeat, never, did I have …
After 85 Days in Ecuador: 10 Things I Can Say
"No one ever became poor from giving." ~ Anne Frank Today, Dana and I log our 85th day in Ecuador. The next three weeks will be a time of busy preparation …
EL Submissions Guidelines
Our submissions guidelines for Ecuador Living Magazine. Feel free to re-post, or share with anyone who may be interested. …
Why Are You So Aggressive Toward the Things You Believe are Wrong?
(BLOGGER'S NOTE: For a writer (at least for me, I should say) there's no higher honor than reader commentary - good, bad or indifferent - it's my cocaine. Last …
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Case Study: When a Reader Says, “I Know How You Think.”
"If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing." ~ Ben …
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What We Fight For, Cherish and Honor – But Almost Never ENJOY
“But the Hebrew word, the word timshel—‘Thou mayest’— that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in the world. That says the way is open. That …
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In Google Search of the Old Farmer’s Prayer
"Then the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it, and keep it." ~ Genesis 2:15 *** From an analytical standpoint, one of the …
What would a “Blog-You-Mentary” look like?
I've developed a web domain hording habit. It's just another quirk in the day-to-day life of an OCD wanna-be-make-a-difference-in-the-world blogger-dreamer, I …
Your Friendship: Is it Freely Offered, or Earned?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAMRXqQXemU] In the formative years when I wasn't playing golf on Sunday, most of those afternoons were spent watching …
Six Blog Post “Leads” That Will Lose Me in a Second
"Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be grasped at once." ~ Cyril Connolly LEAD (OR LEDE) - A lead …
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