Little Ambassadors
Children growing up globally are ambassadors for their country. Memories of a childhood in transition.
View ArticleA trip to Jos
Dad’s job took him frequently on excursions to the bush all over Africa to oversee projects. Sometimes we went with him. In Nigeria, we drove to Jos many times. Jos was a missionary center in the...
View ArticleThe Story Cartel Course — The Best Way to Launch Your Writing
The Story Cartel Course — The Best Way to Launch Your Writing. A new course for aspiring writers that I think will be worth checking out. I’ve been following Joe Bunting at The Write Practice for...
View ArticleNews!
I’ve been asked to become a regular contributor at Novel Adventurers blog, http://noveladventurers.blogspot.com. I will be posting there on alternating Mondays beginning in April.
View ArticleWater World
Life in the groove, life interrupted. Transition, adaptation. End one passion. Find another. That has been the rhythm of my life. Finding passions and letting them go.
View ArticleHow to Save Money on Travel — 52 Ideas
Photo from YTravel How to Save Money on Travel — 52 Ideas. I stumbled upon this link today from the Ytravel blog, and discovered some great ideas for saving money on travel. Many of these I already...
View ArticleDancing Bear
My cousin reminded me of the dancing bears we used to see in Turkey as children. I wrote this poem a few years ago. This used to be a common sight in Istanbul and around parts of Turkey in the 1960s....
View ArticleReview of Return to My Native Land
Aimé Cesaire was a hugely important political and literary figure from Martinique. I found a translated copy of “Return to My Native Land”, a social commentary and epic poem of book length. It is a...
View ArticleGuest at Writing North Idaho Today
Growing up among worlds and finding a place to call home.
View ArticleEvacuation and Goodbyes
When crisis strikes and a family is forced to flee or evacuate a country, there is no time to say the goodbyes that give closure to a place. How do we honor those to whom we never had the chance to say...
View ArticleVashon Island
By Jenni Gate A day-trip (20 minutes by ferry) or weekend getaway from Seattle, Vashon Island has some of the most beautiful views on the Sound. My favorite is the Chautauqua Beach area north of Tramp...
View ArticleMy First Time In A War Zone — Post on Novel Adventurers
By Jenni Gate Please read this post on Novel Adventurers at http://noveladventurers.blogspot.com/2013/04/my-first-time-in-war-zone.html I would love your comments, either here or there.
View ArticleLife in War
Thoughts and memories relating to life in a war zone for a year in Nigeria. How would you cope?
View ArticleGuest Post at Communicating Across Boundaries
The Galaxies Within Us: a guest post about growing up globally and the worlds we bring along inside us.
View ArticleRe-Entry or Coming “Home”
Returning "home" to our passport countries after a lifetime growing up outside can be challenging.
View ArticleWord for the Day: Resilience
Just about anything said will sound trite in the aftermath of the bombing at the Boston Marathon, the earthquake in Iran that also affected Pakistan, and the US air strike that wiped out an Afghan...
View ArticleA fun post on The Write Practice today
Writers, check out the post on The Write Practice today: Yum! Why You Should Use Food In Your Stories. It is entertaining, yet true, and something we may not think all the way through in our...
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