Shanghai, Day 3: I Have to Pee in That?!
Day 3 – China Travel Journal Sunday, April 14, 2013 – Shanghai Late morning: This city is huge, trying to see everything is not possible. Luckily it seems a lot […]
Day 2: Shanghai for Beginners
Day 2 Saturday, April 13, 2013 Morning: Breakfast is free except for coffee. Mmmmm, it was actually pretty good coffee. There’s soy milk too. And oatmeal. And veggie steamed buns. […]
Next Stop: Shanghai
I kept a journal while on my amazing three-week sojourn through Shanghai and the Guangxi province in April of this year. I will share the daily adventures and pictures from […]
All Things Bright and Dark
Soon I will clink a glass of champagne on New Year’s Eve and bid goodbye to a strange year. Taking the Big Leap When it was decided that the full-time […]
From Portland to Maui
Recently, I unearthed some poems from the period of 2009-2010 when I was more active in writing poetry. I blew off the considerably thick dust and began sending them off […]
I Dare You
I have a constantly changing definition of bravery. Is being quiet the daring thing, or is it speaking your mind? Is bungee-jumping daring, or is it keeping your feet planted […]
Halloween Trick: The Blind Intestine
At one in the morning, Chris nudged me awake. “Take me to the hospital.” Groggily, I got on my coat and trudged out to the lingering Halloween drinking crowd. Our […]
Why Germans Are Smart
At the end of August, my husband, Chris, and I and made our annual trip to the Stuttgart area of Germany to visit his family. Winterbach to be exact. The […]
How to Get Started with Submissions
Decide to Begin the Journey After years of traumatizing manuscript-feedback classes and many failed writing groups, I decided it was time to jump into the cold, foreboding lake of submissions. […]
I’m a Writer. No, Really.
My bank called me up. “Hello, there were two unsuccessful attempts this morning to charge three dollars to a company called…Submittable?” I laughed. “I was wondering why it kept rejecting […]
Stephanie Golisch 