How do you morph a life-changing two week trip into 400 words or less?

The local newspaper in my town kindly gave me a prominent, regular column during my recent humanitarian trip with a medical team and Rotary group to Haiti. It was great exposure and I’m so glad people have shared that this perspective helped bring this far-off country alive to them. But friends and strangers alike were pretty clear that some of the edited versions in the paper were a little disjointed. I think it was tough for the publisher to whittle such a life-encompassing trip down to several hundred words. I’m glad he used what he could and believe me, I wish I’d had more time and restful brainpower while I was there to severely edit some of my own stream-of-consciousness wordflow that spewed through my fingers straight to the keyboard. But we both did what we could. Check out my blog if you’d like to read a fuller account of the shortened bits that were in the paper, or look here for longer accounts that the local paper has kept online.

FRESH FOOTHILLS IS OFF THE PRESS!

Springtime in NCW

Just in time for spic and span, check out my tips on spring green cleaning in the current issue of Foothills.

New Adventures Are About To Begin

There have been some exciting developments in the works, and I’m excited to share those soon. In the meantime, check out wenatcheeworld.com and/or ncwtohaiti.ncwcommunities.com for updates this month (technology willing) on my latest adventure.

For the Birds!

Look for my bird watching article among the wonderfully eclectic pieces in the latest issue of Foothills.

January Foothills is on the stands!

From tortilla soup to snowshoeing, the current Foothills includes some fantastic articles to warm you up in the new year. Go to:  http://foothills.wenatcheeworld.com/ and select the Health and Fitness issue to read what’s new in North Central Washington.

 

November/December Foothills is here!

Look for my four articles!

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Latest Foothills issue is out

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