Hold it, behold it— the Trinidad staple of Chadon Beni: Globetrotters March writing challenge — It grows wild all over Trinidad, including this small harvest from our very own back yard, and it’s one of the most ubiquitous staples of the Trini kitchen. I’m talking about the full-flavored aromatic known as chadon beni. Where’s Waldo? You wouldn’t even know it was there if you didn’t…

Read the best travel stories on Globetrotters! — Hello Wonderful Globetrotters, How are all of you doing out there? Well, my own life has gone through ups and downs lately, but I’ve been keeping my head above water. Trying to juggle writing and life isn’t always easy. Having all your lovely stories to read helps. It’s always an honor to take…

Is it ok to just be ok? — Cheesy can be a pleasurable thing in certain circumstances. Like when talking about a helping of gooey and delicious mac & cheese. Chick-fil-A’s offering, for instance, is pretty darned good… and incredibly cheesy. When it comes to writing though, being cheesy doesn’t tend to be such a great attribute at…

March Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Movement” — Looks so still, but still breathing. Shortly before returning to the tropics of Trinidad & Tobago, my good friend Jim and I took a walk along the Snake River to check it out and get some photos. The snow was thick and a bit icy from all the freezing and thawing, and thus our shoes crunched…

The A to Z challenge on In Living Color: Finding interesting new ways to enjoy photography — Looking up words that start with G was rather fun. Here are a few I like in particular: glass, generous, genesis, genie, glance, grit, gold, gray, giraffe, genius, God, God-given, Godly (most all God words really), glorious, glowing, glittering, ginger, groovy, goodly, good-natured, gratifying, grandiose.

Flying across the United States and dealing with family issues — Take-off as the sun is rising is amazing… magical… mesmerizing. All the colors and shadings and plays on light. Blues, purples, yellows, grays and golds. Such was my view from the airplane window when I left Orlando, FL just a mere couple of weeks ago. I’ve always loved Orlando, for…

Forgiveness in relationships is powerful — In the last month or so I’ve written quite a bit about my husband’s alcoholism and my choice to leave him. It hasn’t been easy, as it also coincided with a nasty kidney infection that landed me in the hospital followed by a trip home to Florida and then Idaho.

I joined. Stop by and say hello — I admit… I’m not a real big social media buff. I can’t even tell you the last time I visited my Instagram account. I share my posts sometimes on Twitter and Pinterest but rarely visit those accounts either. …

I mean, really! — Recently I espied an article where one writer was whining about being rejected by one of the biggest publications on Medium. Really? Are you serious? I thought. And of course, it wasn’t the first time I’ve seen someone whine about not being accepted for publication at the pub of their…