2% of women writers write in the nude according to this article, citing a survey by Mslexia. I never pondered the issue of apparel and how it would affect writing. Would paying more attention to my clothes make me a better writer? Perhaps that is why I…

The following is an e-mail from the past, sent through FutureMe.org It was composed on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, to be sent on Tuesday, March 8, 2011: Dear Me, I hope life is treating you well this year and that you have realized your goals. Remember tha…

Some people embark on armchair spiritual pilgrimages. Others go on more arduous quests to relieve the soul’s disquiet. Journey to Mecca is a beautiful IMAX film depicting Ibn Battuta’s perilous Hajj journey in 1325 from Tangier to Mecca. Th…

I love cow milk but I’ve never been tempted to try camel milk despite the claims of its many health benefits. Trust the Emiratis to come up with an idea to export camel milk under the brand name: Camelicious The Camelicious camels are given dates…

This is Um Mohammed. She and her staff go around after big hotel weddings are over and take away the extra food and distribute it to needy people  in Kuwait. The amount of left over food is mind-boggling. I would personally worry about food quality es…

Shouldn’t there be at least one or two bits of positive news we read daily? There are really a lot of good people out there in the world but somehow a scandal or bad news always ranks higher on the reporter’s agenda. I read this old bit of news on the BBC this morning Hindu [...]

Lauren Luke started off on YouTube doing make-up tutorials. She did amazingly well that she now has her own make up line. Her YouTube is the most subscribed to in theUK
Here is her Web site; Make Up by Lauren Luke

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I’m tired,
very tired and I can barely keep my eyes open but it is at precisely these moments that creativity is alive and it frustrates me when I close my eyes and story after story is unveiled in all its tantalizing details but I am immobilized and getting up to type would be a crime [...]