Today’s a special day for Anne O’Connell, one I’m excited to share with her and with you. Fourteen months ago I reviewed her nonfiction book Riveting Expat Reads: Celebrating @ Home in Dubai. Anne’s been busy since then, relocating from the United Arab Emirates to Thailand and writing up a storm. Not only is today […]
Posts Tagged ‘humor’
The Upside of Humor
Posted in Adventures Big & Small, Blogging, Catarina Chronicles, Culture, Crosscultural, Intercultural & Multicultural, Emotional Resilience, Expat Life, Family & Friends, Light Bulb Moments, Travel, tagged adventures, funny, giggles, humor, humorous anecdotes, jokes, knock knock jokes, laughter, Malta, smile on March 1, 2012 | 22 Comments »
You know what I realized yesterday? Humor is funny. Really funny. Let me rephrase that. I’m not talking about dark humor, sick humor, mean-spirited at the expense of someone else humor. I’m referring to your all-purpose humor. The good kind that makes you smile or giggle or even laugh out loud. It feels good. Humor has […]
Derek Does It Again
Posted in Writers on Writing, Writing, tagged Derek Haines, humor, Ten Golden Rules of Successful Writing on June 29, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Some of you will remember an earlier post I did on Derek Haines about reasons to be a writer, and why he cracks me up. Well, he’s done it again. This time, Derek shares his Ten Golden Rules of Successful Writing. It’s very easy for writers to get caught up in themselves. Think about it: you […]