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Top 10 Writing Retreats
In honor of the very first writing retreat I’ve attended (and organized – what?!), I’ve decided to share a list of some of the coolest writing retreats I’ve ever seen on the internet. These are the retreats I totally wish I were attending, rather than returning to my average, normal working life after a nice long weekend (again, one of the first times I’ve had a chance to actually relax over a holiday weekend – what?! x2). Some of these may also be the most unaffordable writing retreats I’ve ever seen, but hey, a girl can dream, can’t she? Top 10 Writing Retreats in Exotic Locations That Are Sure to Inspire Pages…
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Inflight Inanity: Silly & surprising stories in aviation
I’ve been responding to some HARO (Help A Reporter Out) travel queries lately, one of which asked for “your funniest aircraft experience.” Since I never heard back from the reporter who requested these stories, I’m assuming he passed on using this one in his piece. Since I still think it’s pretty amusing, I thought I’d share it here. So, here’s your first (and possibly last) installment of “Inflight Inanity,” silly and surprising stories in aviation: Back before 9/11 happened, my boyfriend and I had traveled to France on some [airline name redacted] tickets, which a friend who worked for the company had passed to us. This was a bit sketchy…
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Weird Chicago #AtoZChallenge
As in years past, this month I’m participating in the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge. 2016 marks my fifth anniversary, so to celebrate, I’m hosting Friday Blog-Ins here in San Diego; you can find out more info about where we’re meeting each week on my A to Z Challenge page. My monthly theme is Chicago From A to Z, so stay tuned from Monday to Saturday for new posts on the Windy City. Or sign up for my mailing list (delivered weekly, on Fridays) so you don’t miss a thing! __ Chicago has plenty of weirdness going on. But, unlike some cities (coughcough AUSTIN cough…), Chicago’s secure enough…
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Uncovering Chicago’s underground #AtoZChallenge
As in years past, this month I’m participating in the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge. 2016 marks my fifth anniversary, so to celebrate, I’m hosting Friday Blog-Ins here in San Diego; you can find out more info about where we’re meeting each week on my A to Z Challenge page. My monthly theme is Chicago From A to Z, so stay tuned from Monday to Saturday for new posts on the Windy City. Or sign up for my mailing list (delivered weekly, on Fridays) so you don’t miss a thing! __ What’s underground in Chicago? Some of these are physically underground, while other are more a state of…
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Singing the praises of the Sears Tower #AtoZChallenge
As in years past, this month I’m participating in the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge. 2016 marks my fifth anniversary, so to celebrate, I’m hosting Friday Blog-Ins here in San Diego; you can find out more info about where we’re meeting each week on my A to Z Challenge page. My monthly theme is Chicago From A to Z, so stay tuned from Monday to Saturday for new posts on the Windy City. Or sign up for my mailing list (delivered weekly, on Fridays) so you don’t miss a thing! __ I must begin today’s post with a bit of blasphemy: Fuck Willis! To me, the skyscraper with…
