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Miles to go to learn to blog…
I am teaching these 4 awesome women how to blog… ASUMH has some interesting Community Education classes. This one is for people who want to learn to blog. I’m honored to share my experiences as a blogger with these women … Continue reading
Miles to go to be a travel writer…
A little over a year ago, I had lunch with a friend whom I admire very much. She is a wonderful writer and was setting out on a journey to launch a new magazine. Over a salad, I told her … Continue reading
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Miles to go to learn about life from a board game…
I recently played a board game that I found to be analogous to life. Apples to Apples isn’t a game of strategy, but it is more a game of interpretation. Each player is dealt seven randomly selected cards and then … Continue reading
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Miles to go for a 52 week project…
Fifty two weeks ago, I committed to a project that I wasn’t sure I could finish. A friend of mine, Kim Whitten, coordinated a self-portrait photography group with only one goal: take a self portrait once a week for 52 … Continue reading
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Miles to go to walk a labyrinth…
In San Francisco last week, I had a chance to do something I’ve always wanted to do…I walked a labyrinth. A labyrinth is an ancient pattern, sometimes incorrectly described as a maze. A labyrinth differs from a maze in that … Continue reading
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Miles to go for a Pulitzer Prize…
One year ago today, May 24, Bud and I were in New York City to see Raquel, Bud’s daughter, receive the Pulitzer Prize. We knew it could happen when the buzz started about a series she had written in the … Continue reading
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Miles to go to share a love for the Big Easy…
I’m planning a trip for students to New Orleans next week. None of them have ever been to the Big Easy. What do I show them? Where do I take them to eat? How do I convey the essence of … Continue reading
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Miles to go on Archer Island…
There is a very special camp on Archer Island near Greenville that I love. It belongs to my friends Merrill and Thomas, and for several years they have shared it with the National Association of Junior Auxiliaries for trainings, parties … Continue reading
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Miles to go before the floodwaters receed…
There’s never been a more appropriate time to listen to the Mississippi blues. Well, backwater done rose all around Sumner now, drove me down the line Backwater done rose at Sumner, drove poor Charley down the line Lord, I’ll tell … Continue reading
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Miles to go for new Easter shoes and a chick…
When Easter came around in McComb, Mississippi, you went downtown to Vest’s Shoe Store to pick out a new pair of shoes. And, when you left, you got your pick of a chick in your choice of bright Easter colors. … Continue reading
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