“My goal is to do something outrageous every day.” – Maggie Kuhn Recently-retired Maggie Kuhn was impassioned, and probably pissed off, when her employers forced her to quit at an age she considered thriving. The 65-year-old refused to disappear into weekly Bingo games and afternoons soap operas. Instead, she became an activist, publicly protested ageism […]
Travel Writing
Life On Fire: An Interview With Author Kim Dinan
Several months ago, I reviewed six books to read before you go walkabout. Kim Dinan’s guide to pursuing your dreams, Life on Fire, was one of the most influential titles on the list. Now, as the year draws to a close, I speak with Kim about travel writing, celebrating holidays abroad, and how she’ll keep […]
90 Days in The Outback: An Involuntary Writing Retreat
There are positives and negatives to temporary life without modern communication. It’s a fine balance, one I examined closely in my first personal blog post online, after three months of extreme isolation in South Australia. Though it was often frustrating to see that little yellow “limited” bubble appear over the internet network icon, I actually […]