This is a big post! Lots going on... hang in there. WHAT IS THE IWSG? We are a group of writers who gather on the Internet to offer support and encouragement to each other! And we owe...
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This is a story written for the amusement of my trekking group in Nepal, using some very random prompts they gave me. I'll put the prompts at the end of the story! It was a great way to spend a c...
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If you are just joining the blog, here are the earlier posts that will set the scene: Kathmandu Trek Part I: Lukla to Namche Trek Part II: Namche to Khunde Also, I'm aware that it's New Year...
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NEPAL TREK, PART II: NAMCHE TO KHUNDE In our last, we had arrived in Namche (often called Namche Bazaar, but the locals have moved away from that name) and found our sunset blocked by the fog. F...
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TITLE: A Place to Hang the Moon AUTHOR: Kate Albus. Read by Polly Lee PUBLICATION INFO: Tantor Media, 2021. Original Margaret Ferguson, 2021, 309 pages SOURCE: Library PUBLISHER’S BLURB: It ...
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Going over my photos, it's hard to see how I can do this trip report with anything like a reasonable number of photos, unless I do one day at a time (and even then it could be hard). For that mat...
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TITLE: Tigers of the Snow: How One Fateful Climb Made the Sherpas Mountaineering Legends AUTHOR: Jonathan Neale PUBLICATION INFO: Thomas Dunne Books, 2002. 320 pages SOURCE: Kamzang Journeys t...
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This December challenge wraps up the year of artistic inspiration from some great works of art. The WEP is open to all, following the simple rules: 1. SUBMIT your name to the list below on DEC...
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Nothing like getting home... and tackling the photo edits right off. Since everyone expects a show at Xmas, I can't procrastinate. That means I can start sharing photos here. I've finished edits ...
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It should come as a surprise to no one, least of all me, that having just returned from a month of travel on the opposite side of the world, I'm not exactly back leaping into my writing routine. ...
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Home, happy, and exhausted (and so jet-lagged it took me 3 days to get this post up)! With a few sneak-preview photos for you all who have continued to follow the blog during my absence. The Hi...
PURPOSE: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance...
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I'm still away adventuring, so here are a few lovely sunrises from this past August in the Sierra Nevada mountains. No commentary needed. ©Rebecca M. Douglass, 2...
I couldn't do a review this time because of my travel schedule, but I can say that I read and reviewed the first in this series, The Killer Outdoors , and found it a fun premise. NIGHTMARE ON...
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This week's treat to help you remember I exist (and that I'm a writer) is a flashback post with a bit of sweet romance I enjoyed re-reading. I hope you do, too. UNDER THE OAK. A STORY IN 1...
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... I thought I'd share a few extra photos each week, just for fun. Today, a few more of the amazing Golden Cathedral . ©Rebecca M. Douglass, 2021 As always, please ask ...
I'm not participating this month, because I'm somewhere in the air at this moment, winging my way to Nepal. But I encourage all of you to click on the badge below and check out what other members...
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This isn't actually a review of Sue Barton, or any of Helen Dore Boylston's other books. Instead, I wanted to talk about the author, and what I discovered when I read her bio in the new Kind...
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I know I reported on Zebra last year, but this time I managed to get a phone, at least, up into the good stuff. And before anyone asks: we checked forecasts and did some serious visual scans of t...
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I have a few more photos for you while I'm away. I really can't get enough of that lovely Utah rock. This batch is some more from Zebra Slot. . ©Rebecca M. Douglass, 2021 ...
That photo is from New Zealand a couple of years ago, but it will do as a stand-in for what I'm up to next. The blog, and the writing, will be on hold for the month of November while ...
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TITLE: Maud and Addie AUTHOR: Maureen Buchanan Jones PUBLICATION INFO: May 2021 Fitzroy Books. Paperback is 240 pages. SOURCE: Library digital resources PUBLISHER’S BLURB: In 1910...
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In late September I did an overnight backpack trip in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to an amazing spot near the Escalante River. The Golden Cathedral is doable as a dayhike, but at ...
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WEP CHALLENGES ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL. ON THE 1ST OF THE CHALLENGE MONTH, THERE WILL BE A GET-YOUR-THINKING-CAPS ON POST. THE BADGE WILL INCLUDE THE DATES OF THE CHALLENGE AND THE WI...
TITLE: Beyond the Call: The True Story of One World War II Pilot's Covert Mission to Rescue POWs on the Eastern Front AUTHOR: Lee Trimble with Jeremy Dronfield. Read by Donald Corren PUBLI...
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