Hope, Fear, and Grading
Here it is, the end of Wednesday, and I've not had time for my usual post. I blame the above stack of papers. Everyone says the worst...
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The Blog.
I post every Wednesday and Saturday about writing, editing, teaching, and travel.
- Mar 2
- 1 min
Perspective
Hagia Sophia from the Bosporus Strait. I had a birthday yesterday. Getting older every year. I got the cutest card from the cutest...
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- Feb 23
- 2 min
A First Look at Istanbul
The Republic Monument in Taksim Square. The sculpture commemorates the foundation of Turkish Republic in 1923. After spending a little...
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- Feb 16
- 1 min
Brasov, Remembered
In today's post, I'm going to share the last of my photos from Brasov. Brasov is so full of character. I loved it. On Saturday, I'll...
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- Feb 2
- 2 min
The Cetatuia Citadel
Towards the end of my stay in Brasov, I found myself rushing to get to the last of the many sites I wanted to see. Brasov's Cetatuia...
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- Jan 26
- 2 min
The White and Black Towers
The White Tower (Turnul Alb) The Black Tower (Turnal Negru) Sitting beside the Council Square (Piața Sfatului) in Brasov are two striking...
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- Dec 25, 2022
- 1 min
Merry Christmas from the Denver Airport
If I feel bad for travelers around the holidays, I feel worse for airline and airport employees. I was supposed to fly from Knoxville to...
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- Nov 19, 2022
- 1 min
Travel and Blogging
I am behind on posting, but that's no surprise. I may give up entirely until after my trip. Travel takes it out of you, and it's hard to...
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- Nov 10, 2022
- 1 min
The Road Not Taken
As I'm leaving for Romania in two days, and in relation to this post, sharing this quintessential Robert Frost poem for this week's...
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- Nov 2, 2022
- 1 min
Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost
I have always loved this poem. It is first seen in Gandalf's letter to Frodo in Bree. In that letter, it appears as part of a...
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- Oct 30, 2022
- 3 min
Target Versus Actual Audience
In my last post on writing, I discussed the idea that there is no such thing as writing in general. Writing is always "in particular"...
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- Oct 23, 2022
- 1 min
Frustration
Well, folks. I'm frustrated. I spent the last three hours fine-tuning a post about target audience, but stupidly, I hadn't saved it...
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- Oct 15, 2022
- 3 min
Writing in Particular
In last week's post, I talked about audience. I said that you should write for yourself first (be passionate) and, secondly, for your...
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- Oct 6, 2022
- 1 min
Lessons from Nature
I missed my post last Saturday; it was a rough day. I'm working on this Saturday's post; it's going to be a good day. On good days and...
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