Ideas of Experimental Traveling MIND MAP is a useful tool. Many years ago, I learned this technique from a book by Gabriele Lusser Rico, Writing the Natural Way. Rico calls it “Clustering.” She devised the technique so that a writer Read more…
Home in Oak Park, Chicago ERNEST HEMINGWAY BIRTHPLACE is now a museum. When Ernest Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899, the Queen Anne style home was lit only by gas lamps. No radio. No television. No social media. Now, Read more…
Spoleto’s Sacred Mountain UMBRIA, Italy, was my favorite province to visit on weekend trips when I lived in Napoli. When you approach Spoleto by car, you’ll see rising above the medieval town a sacred mountain called Monteluco. Long ago, Saint Francis Read more…
An Unusual Place in Rome, Italy ANGEL OF GRIEF is a love story. I visit the Rome Protestant Cemetery when I need a break from the high tempo of the bustling Eternal City. Everyone needs a quiet place to unwind. Read more…