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“Get Fuzzy” and travel writing

Sherry — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:13:16 +0000

I love “Get Fuzzy.” I’m sure we all know a bratty cat or two

Cà d’zan

Sherry — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:37:07 +0000

Writing a journalism blog is difficult when you’re not exactly writing anything. Well, that isn’t quite accurate; I am working on that travel essay. And, sure, I copy edit and design for a newspaper, but it’s not as compelling as, say, escaping the Taliban. (Er…not that I would want to be captured by the Taliban. I prefer my nice travel pieces, thanks.) However, it is enough to give one a complex, and you know we writers are _______. I’ll leave that up to your imagination.

With that said, I’d like to introduce my new blog feature, Off the Wall, where I will show some of my travel photos, whenever/wherever I might have taken them. Guessing is part of the fun–plus, a shameless ploy to get non-spam comments in my blog!

First up, Cà d’Zan Mansion in …

Cà d’Zan Mansion, as seen in the 1990s film version of “Great Expectations” was the home of John and Mable Ringling. “Cà d’zan” translates to “House of John” in Italian.” The house is beautifully ornate and overlooks the bay. I sit there all day with such a view.

For more information, visit Ringling.org.

Backpacking Britain

Sherry — Mon, 11 May 2009 20:37:15 +0000

From the window of the Norman keep, visitors can see Cardiff Castle, a medieval building later updated in the neo-Gothic style.

The last installment of my backpacking trip, called A Wales of a time in Britain, is available at the News-Journal’s sister site Go386.

In it, I discuss five cities you can’t miss in England and Wales: York, Stratford-upon-
Avon, Cambridge, London, England; and Cardiff, Wales.

It’s slightly bittersweet that it ran because with the shortage of people at work, it may be my last actual article to run for a while. (However, I will have some book reviews.) We’ll see–maybe I’ll snag some freelance work soon!