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On Theme – making the specific universal
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On Theme – making the specific universal

cover image by JEShoots via Pixabay I promised several months ago to write a follow up to my post The Origin Story and here it is. After that post, some…
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Posted by By Kimberly Hirsh Kabonga 2026-08-31Posted inWriting LifeTags: Hero's Journey, heroine's journey, origin story, theme, travel, tribe, writing life2 Comments
Up, Up and Away!
Posted inWriting Prompts

Up, Up and Away!

With apologies to Jane Austen, it’s a truth universally acknowledged that anyone in possession of a good fortune must want to travel. The corollary to that is that travel broadens…
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Posted by By Debbie Hubbard 2026-04-27Posted inWriting PromptsTags: inspiration, travel, writing prompts2 Comments
Travelling with a Spy
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Travelling with a Spy

Have you ever wondered what a real spy looks like? Have you ever wondered what a real spy looks like? I don’t mean any of that James Bond fantasy stuff,…
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Posted by By Douglas Forrest 2026-01-19Posted inWriting PromptsTags: spies, travel, traveling companion, writing prompts4 Comments
View of snowy Norwegian landscape from Norma Wong's window
Posted inGuest Blog Posts Writing Life

Away from Home

A murmuration of starlings over a snowy Norwegian landscape puts Guest Blogger Norma Wong in mind of characters in her short stories, and the concept of home.
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Posted by By Guest Blogger 2025-08-04Posted inGuest Blog Posts, Writing LifeTags: home, Norma Wong, travel, writing short stories6 Comments
Vintage Travel Posters
Posted inWriting Prompts

Vintage Travel Posters

Gail suggests using old travel posters to inspire you to write.
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Posted by By Gail Aldwin 2024-01-29Posted inWriting PromptsTags: inspiration, motivation, poetry, posters, short fiction, travel, visual prompts, writing2 Comments
Featured image: Interior of Sarovar Hotel in Lusaka
Posted inWriting Life

Travel and Writing in the Age of COVID-19

*This post is also published here. For many years, travel has been a source of inspiration for my writing. What started as personal travel journaling shortly after college, turned to…
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Posted by By Kimberly Hirsh Kabonga 2021-03-16Posted inWriting LifeTags: covid-19, travel, virtual travel3 Comments

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