Friday Link Love

All adventurous women do: On being Hannah Horvath by Kate (Suburban Sweetheart).  Is the series “Girls” too real? There is no going back home by Riayn (Geek Mädel). As a fellow expat, I can very much relate to that. On… the value of a person by Melissa (Press Play). This is me! Two sides of…

#Scintilla13: Losing it over a yellow felt ball

I am participating in the Scintilla Project, a fortnight of storytelling. There will be writing prompts every day for the next two weeks. You can follow along on Twitter @ScintillaHQ and by searching the #scintilla13 hashtag for other participants and their stories.   Prompt: We exert control over ourselves and others in many ways. Talk about a time when you lost that…

#Scintilla13: On not being a pushover

I am participating in the Scintilla Project, a fortnight of storytelling. There will be writing prompts every day for the next two weeks. You can follow along on Twitter @ScintillaHQ and by searching the #scintilla13 hashtag for other participants and their stories.   Prompt: Sometimes we wish we could hit the rewind button. Talk about an experience that you would do over…

#Scintilla13: Who would have thought?

I am participating in the Scintilla Project, a fortnight of storytelling. There will be writing prompts every day for the next two weeks. You can follow along on Twitter @ScintillaHQ and by searching the #scintilla13 hashtag for other participants and their stories.   Prompt: Many of our fondest memories are associated with food. Describe a…

#Scintilla13: The people that shape us

I am participating in the Scintilla Project, a fortnight of storytelling. There will be writing prompts every day for the next two weeks. You can follow along on Twitter @ScintillaHQ and by searching the #scintilla13 hashtag for other participants and their stories.   Prompt: Write about someone who was a mentor for you. Teachers. Don’t we all have an opinion about them….