The winners of the 2011 Society of American Travel Writers‘ Central States Writing and Photography Contest have been announced and yours truly won five awards, including “Photographer of the Year.” According to organizer Kelly Earnest, the contest had “a record 399 entries, including 147 writing submissions and 252 photography submissions.” The judges were Dr. ThomasRead more
A couple days before I sat up watching the news waiting for President Obama to announce that Osama bin Laden was dead, a friend forwarded me a story with this headline: “Bomb blast hits popular cafe in Morocco, kills 15.” It was in that cafe a few years ago that she and I sat togetherRead more