It’s Writing Pancake Day!
This Week In Writing, we celebrate Fat Tuesday by cleaning out our pantry of darlings. What are you letting go of?
Food
Not All Creativity Is Appetizing To Everyone
For better or worse, most of the food we eat today is because someone used creativity to pair ingredients that otherwise wouldn’t go together.
Wondering Where Our Newsletter Went?
This Month In Writing, we’re brewing a mug of hot chocolate to enjoy while reading some of your best stories.
Write Now with Steven Kent Mirassou
Today’s Write Now interview features sixth-generation California wine-maker and author, Steven Kent Mirassou.
Give Yourself a Cookie
Freelancing is hard. Sometimes we make easily preventable mistakes, like forgetting to save before closing. When that happens, have a cookie.
What is Fairy Bread?
Everyone has their own strange traditions, but Australia’s Fairy Bread may be one of the strangest I’ve stumbled on lately. But, what is it?
How Are You Taking Care Of Yourself These Days?
What do Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka, and ice cream sandwiches all have in common? I’ll give you a hint: it has to do with mental health.
Many Orlando Residents Face Food Insecurity
The Christian Service Center aims to alleviate food insecurity across Central Florida through the Daily Bread program.
What Itadakimasu Means
My wife and I visited Japan in 2016. We spent 10 whirlwind days exploring Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo, and their surrounding areas. It was a wonderful trip, and someday, we hope to return, exploring more of the rural areas. Some evenings I watch NHK World, the English-language version of Japan’s NHK News channel. It’s similar in…
Understand The Rules Before You Break The Rules
Before you sit down to write, you should understand the grammar rules. Then, with a decent background, go out and break all of them.
Learn Something New
Cooking fascinates me. Ok, let’s be honest, food fascinates me. Cooking is the means to get to the food. Though, I do enjoy cooking. The process engages a different form of creativity from my usual writing. To some degree, cooking and writing a similar. They both have a basic framework of rules to understand and…
Plant a seed (or two).
Did you know the same chia seeds you buy in the grocery store for smoothies can be planted in your yard? I learned this the other day while playing with my Grogu Chia Pet. Yes, I bought a Grogu Chia Pet after seeing the commercial on Jeopardy!. What of it? Chia grows extremely fast. That…