Attempting to get to the bottom of this bewildering condition — Confused hospital worker: “Are you suffering from anything?” Karen Eiffel: “Just writer’s block.” — a favorite quote from a favorite scene from one of my favorite movies, Stranger Than Fiction, all about the writing process and a little thing we call writer’s block. Have you ever sat down to write…

Sorry to have to get your attention with such a clickbait-ish title, but the following really needs to be said: Recently, Medium decided to pull the plug on the Membership Referral Program. Turns out, it was a great idea that did not end up having such a great outcome. It…

I respectfully invite you on a journey through great travel reading! — Hello Globetrotters! So excited you could join us! Hope you are all faring well, wherever you are currently parked across this beautiful place called Earth. Today, we bring you stories of shepherding in Macedonia, living the expat life in France, the charms of Santorini, Greece and floating down the Mekong River in…

Plus, attempting to answer the question of what makes for a quality story. — Remember when Wayne and Garth would do the ‘I’m not worthy’ bit in Wayne’s World. That’s totally me right now. I was recently invited to join the boost nomination program here at Medium. So excited to announce that I’m a booster now! To be selected as one of about 75…

Just how does this stuff happen? — One of the truest things anyone can probably say of former President Donald Trump, is that he never fails to completely floor us all. And this time, at least, he didn’t even have to do a single thing to pull it off. On Wednesday, August 23rd, the first debate of…

Globetrotters August Monthly Challenge — Street Art — What exactly is street art? When my fellow editor, and simply amazing human being, Anne Bonfert, first introduced the topic of street art here at Globetrotters, I thought I had a pretty solid idea of what street art was. However, after reading her excellent guidelines and checking out this opening…

Find the answer here — Since taking an early retirement and moving to the tropics of Trinidad and Tobago, hubby and I have tended to become a bit lazy. Not proud of this at all. Perhaps I can blame all the sunshine and humidity? No, not a good excuse at all now, is it? Working…

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Ice volcanos, ice baths, ice cream, water walls, water balloon baseball and more! — Are you sweltering in the summer heat or are you finding clever ways to keep cool? This year in particular has been a scorcher with record high temperatures and heat advisories around the country and even the world. One simple walk from the car to the grocery store and the…