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BLOGGING ARTICLES

Blogging is more than just writing—it’s about shaping stories, building connections, and staying inspired. This section brings together thoughts, tips, and behind-the-scenes lessons from the journey of creating and sharing content.
Books Films that Feature the Culinary Arts

Great Dining In An Imaginary World

From The Books We Love & Films We See Amid the cinematic banquet of films about food that emerged in the twilight of the twentieth ...
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Sicily Port

Sicily as Described by Andrea Camilleri

Anyone traveling to Sicily just has to read a short story or two by Andrea Camilleri.  Perhaps you have heard of his many novels and ...
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Surrey International Short Story Contest

The SIWC Surrey International Writer’s Contest

About the SIWC Short Story Contest This annual SIWC Short Story Contest is part of the Surrey International Writer’s Conference held annually in October of ...
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24 Hour Short Story

24 Hour Short Story Contest by Writer’s Weekly

ABOUT THE CONTEST – Every quarter writersweekly.com holds a 24-hour short story contest. The stories are given a prompt at the opening of the contest ...
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Amazing Author Series – Coming Soon – April 2025

  COMING APRIL 2025 Many of my friends are WRITERS – we meet anually at the Surrey International Writer’s Conference in British Columbia, Canada! I ...
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Keyboard

You Want To Write A Travel Blog!

  We started writing our blog in June of 2019 and it is now July. What were we thinking? For one, Claire needs a hobby! ...
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Blog-go-lishious! – Learned About Blogging!

Blog-go-lishious – a term I employ for the insanity of learning to blog from scratch! June 30, 2019 June 26, 2019 June 20, 2019 The ...
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A New Blog: Amazing Storied Stones!

We, Jamie and Claire, are younger at heart than most.  We Travel These Stones and we have traveled them right far. “The world is a ...
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1967 -My First Flight Was An Emergency Landing

Are you afraid of flying?  There is hope!  In 1967 as an 11-year-old I was anxious about my first flight.  Dad had flown and loved ...
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