Is the sauerkraut overflowing its container? Or is it love? Resident writer Julie Helms introduces her piece with these questions.

Resident writer Julie Helms spends a week observing the action at ground zero, monitoring the enemy, and taking notes.

Julie Helms offers words of comfort (?) to those facing cataract surgery.

Resident writer Julie Helms visits Gloria, a long term relation in Puerto Rico.

“Not exactly a 7-11” resident writer Julie Helms describes a colmado, encountered on her recent trip to Puerto Rico.

Does the brightness and warmth from her own light outshine a mirrored glow from the accomplishments of others? Resident Writer Julie Helms reflects on this question in her piece.

When it is true and real, love finds a way to be given and received. Flash fiction by Julie Helms.

Readers are surprised, even incredulous, that our traveler has booked another cruise. Is she foolhardy? Why push her luck? Why take the risk? Perhaps she is arrogant… Resident Writer, Julie Helms presents Part 3 of Preferred Privacy.

A simple little wink may be a gesture of affection. It may confirm a secret shared. Could it message something else? Part 2 of a flash fiction piece by Julie Helms published on December 8, 2022.

On a lovely cruise ship, some seek solitude. Others…not so much. A flash fiction piece by Julie Helms.

Discovering the Mississippi, chowing down like a logger, and witnessing a native powwow contrast with quality time among close-knit generations in cozy lakeside cabins. Also…trees, trees, and more trees! Julie Helms takes us to Northern Minnesota.

Brief encounters on board a cruise ship may create lasting impressions. Flash fiction by Julie Helms.

Dayle Dawes continues her Canadian travels to Victoria.

Dayle Dawes offers a travelog on the picturesque Canadian city, Vancouver.

A morning ambling along quiet streets of Dover, known as the “Lock and Key” of England, then an afternoon searching for The Wife Of Bath in Canterbury. This concludes the travelogs of Norway and the British Isles written by Julie Helms.