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As I write this, we’re in Chico, California, staying at a lovely hotel. We’re here because our three-month-old one-night reservation became an “overbooking error”—but that’s a tale for another …
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Fall has a way of turning neighborhoods into hunting grounds — the leaves start dropping, the temperature dips just enough to make you think about your furnace, and suddenly every driveway in America …
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Who knew being broke and caffeinated would make us such attractive targets? Yet here I am, writing my third scam alert aimed at writers in as many months. Apparently, scammers have discovered that …
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I'll be honest — I almost got scammed last week. Me. The person who’s been writing scam tips for over a decade. Shortly after covering a scam targeting authors, a slicker, more convincing version of …
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I write scam tips for everyone — but this one's personal. Recently, I've landed in the crosshairs of scammers who specifically target writers like me, and I've received three suspicious emails to …
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Spring is here, which means it's time to start plotting that perfect summer escape—mountains, beaches, or a big city with room service and questionable parking. For us, that vacation is a road trip …
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One of the coolest places we visited during our 2019 trip to New Zealand was a kiwi farm. It was a hot day in the valley where this farm is located, but under the shade of the kiwis, it was cool and pleasant. We weren’t allowed to pick the fruit, but we did get an education about kiwi fruit and how this golden kiwi is one of the best.
