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This post is mainly for me but those of y'all who keep up with me may be interested as well. If you've known me longer than five minutes then you should know that I want to be a writer when I grow up. Someone once told me that the writing world is the hardest industry to break into...I think that is true. Anyway, however small my steps are, I am breaking into that world.  I've been intentional about reaching that goal over the last few years. I've written crap (yes, crap!) for free...because you have to start somewhere. I did some freelance writing for Interactive Content Services (ICS) which is owned and operated by the US Institute for Legal Reform. I got paid for that gig but politics aren't really my genre of choice.  These days I'm a paid author for AmericanTowns Media , writing about the Best Things in Arkansas . I'll admit that I get a kick out of the comments I see from my readers and at times I'm overwhelmed at the joy folks get when...

In this age of technology and instant gratification I went four weeks without a cell phone.   On purpose.   From 3 July 2015 to 31 July 2015 I turned off my phone and turned on a new experience.  It was an experience that took me briefly back to a time when we didn't have the world in the palm of our hands.  It was an experience that delighted me, challenged me, educated me, humbled me, and fueled my longing for simpler times. The Pros: I had to use my imagination when I was bored.   I learned how spoiled I'd become and how accustomed I was to instant gratification.  That's not a trait I desire for myself and it was humbling to acknowledge that I needed to make some changes. I didn't feel as "busy".  I was just as busy but it was better. My neck didn't hurt from being oddly bent over a device.  It brought new definition to the phrase, "keep your chin up". I had to depend on the willingness of others to share their phone with me when I ...