We’ve been to Canada three times in the past eight years. Here are a few things we’ve learned that may or may not be helpful to you if you are traveling outside the US. This is just stuff we know. I am not a travel reporter with confidently researched information. Let the reader beware….
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Len gets motion sickness. I don’t. Mostly.
Every day in Newfoundland we explored new-to-us places and these three hikes were remarkable. The Skerwink Trail. Tablelands. The Green Garden Trail.
Eating in Newfoundland was a remarkable experience. Nothing was astonishing right off the bat, in fact the tale I am about to tell will not sound one bit extraordinary – but the lived experience was a slow revelation.
Newfoundland
My backstory is at the end of this poem.
Black Sand Beach / by Sam Silver
Iron-dark grains underfoot,
Formed in ancient fires and shaped by time,
I wrote A Fairy Tale Dinner which is posted in The Gullet. I will post the link to that story at the end of this one. A friend asked for more About Julia and Woody; that is what this is.
I stayed twice for several days with a Maya family in Guatemala’s altiplano. This adventure happened during my second day of my second stay with them.
Three Things except it’s really more than that.
1. Earlier this year I read these two books by Palestinian writers and I recommend both. If you’ve read good books by Palestinian writers, maybe tell us about them in the comments?
The Wisconsin Writers Association hosts a short story contest each year. This morning I submitted a story I wrote over the past few months. If and/or when it doesn't win (I'm not optimistic but I have hope.
It's the place for my STORIES! You can read them now (most of them are FREE with no sign-in) here:
