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Sailing on Dry Land

Lived an extraordinary life as a kid. My writing is creative non-fiction; any personal history is subjective at best and downright tales at worst.

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Shopping – the nasty deed that must be done!

Corona virus times – 30 March 2020 As long as I’m at home, avoiding the news except for the daily…

Why not?

“Xin Chao! Excuse me, I was wondering… is it possible to get a lime shake to drink by the pool?”…

customer service, happiness, islands, phu quoc, pomelo gardens, sunshine, Vietnam

At the risk of sounding sentimental

Orchid Tree, Hoi An – January 3rd, 2020 On my way to our Summery Villa smoke from BBQ meat on…

Biking, Hoi An, orchid, orchid tree, senses, Summer Holiday Villa, Vietnam

Exciting new beginnings

Written as an exercise for the Hidden Meanings – Creative Non-Fiction IWP course. Prompt was to write about something that…

Creative Non-Fiction, culture, intercultural awareness, life lessons, memoir, mindset

#BeachRockHiking for #50Plusers @KohLanta

Prompt:   Write a story or CNF (creative non-fiction) piece that uses tweets to advance the story line—or maybe these form…

50plus, beach vacation, danger, fears, hiking, kohlanta, mindset, positivity, rocks, sos, thailand

Tsunami Warning at Khao Lak

It’s both hard and easy to imagine how the tsunami wreaked such havoc on this pristine beach. The waves crack…

beach, butterfly pea, khao lak, resort, sea, thailand, tsunami

Morning Musings from Hin Kong beach, Koh Phangan, Thailand

  Last night we sat at the Freeway bar, on Hin Kong Beach, Theo and I, without a care in…

beach, koh phangan, philosophy, relationships, thailand, travel, tropics, worry

Dust in the Israeli Wind

There’s a thin veneer of sand In this ancient land Of so many stones Reclaiming the country grain by grain…

dust, israel, poetry, sand

The Life She Saved

Yael pulled the thin sheet over her head, but it did nothing to block out the sounds of the damn…

cats, death, fiction, israel, love, relationships

The George Hotel – Moniaive, Scotland

On our 3 week trip this summer – thru’ some of the UK, and mainly Scotland, we mainly used #Airbnb…

Airbnb, burnout, CasperTheFriendlyGhost, countryroads, ghosts, hauntedHouses, JohnDenver, Moniaive, Outlander, scotland, The George Hotel

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Who am I?

Well, if it’s normal to sail through the South Pacific on your parents’ yacht for 4 years – from age 10 – then I guess my life has been quite mundane. Read more about that here:  More about me!

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