Tag archives for contemporary fiction
Improve! My Word for 2018
Happy New Year! It's a gorgeous San Diego winter day as I write this New Year's blog post. Sunny and 69 degrees at noon. Outside the window from my desk, I can see the three-year-old girl across the street learning to ride her tiny new bike down the sidewalk. Memories of trying out new bikes and skates and skateboards…
By the Sulu Sea — Chapter One — The Backpacker Inn
Puerto Princesa from the Air Let the adventure begin, Shelby thought as she lugged her huge backpack through the open glass doors of the Puerto Princesa airport into the blazing sun. She’d arrived on the island of Palawan! Shelby Landour left San Diego, California four days ago, a freshly-minted college degree in hand. She flew into Manila first, the Philippines'…