Oops – missed a couple of days – just too much going on. My apologies. So here is an abbreviated one for today. Enjoy!

Birthdays: Erik Linklater, Kenneth Grahame, Sembene Ousmane

Tips and Teasers: Make a list of places you would like to visit. Now do the research. Besides money, what would you need to go to these places? Why do you want to visit them? What draws you there? If you can’t go, how much can you find out about them through research?

Thought for the day: “Writing is not about degrees or vocabulary or diagramming a sentence. It is simply about the desire to tell a story.” – Fannie Flagg