Earlier this month I had the good fortune to be a guest on a friend’s sailboat for ten days. Up until then I’d only ever spent a day or half day on a sailboat and hadn't needed to do much but sit back and enjoy the ride. For this trip, I was one of three hands on...
Baguettes and Books
Paris has long been a mecca for literary and visual artists. Expat writers such Hemingway and Henry Miller, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Gertrude Stein flocked to Paris in the 20's and inspired future generations to follow in their footsteps. And then there are the famous...
Beginnings, Middles, and Ends
Many of you know I’m in the midst of traveling abroad for much of this year. When I travel, I like to think of the journey as a story. Each journey (or task, event, or project) has a beginning, middle, and end. Using this kind of story lens help me to interpret and...
Dickens, Dreams, and Drafts
I was recently in London and spent a few nights in Bloomsbury not far from a house Charles Dickens lived in from 1837 to 1839. It was here where he completed The Pickwick Papers and wrote the complete manuscripts for Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickelby. His subsequent...
Staying the Course
Earlier this month I had the good fortune to be a guest on a friend’s sailboat for ten days. Up until then I’d only ever spent a...
Baguettes and Books
Paris has long been a mecca for literary and visual artists. Expat writers such Hemingway and Henry Miller, F. Scott Fitzgerald,...
Beginnings, Middles, and Ends
Many of you know I’m in the midst of traveling abroad for much of this year. When I travel, I like to think of the journey as a...
Dickens, Dreams, and Drafts
I was recently in London and spent a few nights in Bloomsbury not far from a house Charles Dickens lived in from 1837 to 1839....
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