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Five Job Hunting Tips to Use for Crowdfunding

May 21, 2013

By Sarah Vandenberg

By day I’m a travel blogger, and by night I’ [...] more»

Team Bucket List: The Appalachian Trail

May 17, 2013

By Sarah Vandenberg

Happy Friday! Each week a member of our team posts an i [...] more»

What’s the Funniest Thing You’ve Seen on Travel?

May 15, 2013

By Sarah Vandenberg

We asked our friends on Twitter about the funniest scen [...] more»

Avoiding Common Travel Scams

May 14, 2013

By Sarah Vandenberg

We’ve been stuck on travel safety lately–and as w [...] more»

Writing a Great Travel Story: Yet Another Class!

May 13, 2013

By Sarah Vandenberg

We’re on a roll, you guys! Marci and Kim develope [...] more»

Team Bucket List: Antarctica!

May 10, 2013

By Sarah Vandenberg

I have always, always, always wanted to visit Antarctic [...] more»

Even More Travel Writing Prompts for Your Enjoyment

May 9, 2013

By Sarah Vandenberg

Writing prompts are the best! We’re featuring the [...] more»

Social Networking with Your Travel Blog: Our Newest Class!

May 7, 2013

By Sarah Vandenberg

Announcing our newest class, Social Networking with You [...] more»

Combating Loneliness and Boredom on Solo Travel

May 6, 2013

By Kimberly Dreese

Here at Frayed Passport, we are exuberant advocates of [...] more»

Three Lessons to Have a Great Group Travel Experience

May 6, 2013

By Connie Golding

If you have ever embarked on a group travel experience, [...] more»

Just Below Your Feet

April 30, 2013
Just Below Your Feet

Just Below Your Feet is Stephanie Bowen, right, and Sara Griggs more»

Indonesia: The Orangutans of Bukit Lawang

April 29, 2013

By Daniel van den Berg

In 2010 I visited the village of Bukit Lawang on Sumatr [...] more»

Indonesia: The Orangutans of Bukit Lawang

April 29, 2013

By Daniel van den Berg

In 2010 I visited the village of Bukit Lawang on Sumatr [...] more»

Tortured Hero Blog Hop

April 24, 2013

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Tortured Hero Blog Hop more»

Market Your Travel Blog on Pinterest

April 16, 2013

By Sarah Vandenberg

For those of you who are totally new to it (or at least [...] more»

Market Your Travel Blog on Pinterest

April 16, 2013

By Sarah Vandenberg

For those of you who are totally new to it (or at least [...] more»

Interview: Volunteering in Nigeria

April 15, 2013

By Sarah Vandenberg

In this interview, Erick talks to Shannon about her tim [...] more»

Interview: Volunteering in Nigeria

April 15, 2013

By Sarah Vandenberg

In this interview, Erick talks to Shannon about her tim [...] more»

Lucky in Love Blog Hop

March 14, 2013

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Lucky in Love Blog Hop more»

On Writing Like a Motherfucker*

March 13, 2013

here's my morning joe, super creamy, hold the sugar, but not the Sugar.

here’s my mornin more»

The Advocates Marched On

March 11, 2013

March is Women’s History Month, and to celebrate, here’s an awesome chronicle from the Library of Congress on Suffrage:

100 Years Ago Today: “A Declaration of Independence We Celebrate,” The Washington Herald, March 3, 1913 more»

A Good Chat, a Good Chap: Writing About Alive People

February 28, 2013

from Flickr user CraigeMorsels

from Flickr user CraigeMorsels more»

Shit Got Real or One Bite At a Time

February 25, 2013

I’ve been writing this post in my head for a while.

Been wanting to give you and me a break from the memoir drafting stuff. more»

Hottest Love

February 22, 2013

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Hottest Love more»

Letter to my daughter’s “father”

February 20, 2013

From Flickr user InaFrenzy, used under CC lisense

From Flickr user InaFrenzy, used under CC lisense

Dear Paddy, more»

Healthy Intimacy

February 20, 2013

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Healthy Intimacy more»

I learned to bleed: 1991

February 19, 2013

This is from Flickr user Camerakarrie

This is from Flickr user Camerakarrie

Hi All,

I’m a bit behind. My apologies. more»

Swept Away Blog Hop

February 14, 2013

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Swept Away Blog Hop more»

Intro to Bible Quizzing: 1994

February 11, 2013

This video is a montage from a quizzing tournament in 2006. It was posted on YouTube by WhyteRavyne.

And in case you were wondering, Bible Quizzing is like Quiz Bowl, but for church kids. more»

Heartbreaker’s Blog Hop

February 8, 2013

bh heartbreaker1 Heartbreakers Blog Hop

Heartbreaker Blog Hop more»

I got rid of half of my books: 2013

February 7, 2013

This is from Flickr user, Chillihead

This is from Flickr user, Chillihead more»

Santa’s Penis: 1989

February 6, 2013

From Flickr user srqpix

From Flickr user srqpix more»

Writing in Church: 2013

February 4, 2013

from flickr user A Quiverful of Fotos

from flickr user A Quiverful of Fotos more»

Disappointing the Christian Republicans, It Hurts: 1997 – present

January 31, 2013

The last bit of this reads like I’m a PhD.  I’m not. I have a BA in English.  In the larger piece, that is clear before you get here. more»

April Line Writing

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April Line is a writer, editor, teacher, blogger, thinker, journalist, and life liver.  She’s self-employed as a writer and editor, and holds a bachelor’s degree in English and Creative Writing.  Her fiction appeared in Sou’Wester in 2006.  She is presently an MFA candidate at Wilkes University. more»

The Misogynist Rhetoric Runs Deep: 1980 – present

January 30, 2013

This is the beginning of a piece about sexual assault: more»

Trigger Words

January 28, 2013

Sometimes my husband says the wrong thing. He’ll make statements that contain trigger words such as, “obssess, scream, always and never.”

We’ve all heard these words before, and the reason they drive us crazy is because they contain a trace of truth. more»

Before I Lost Jesus: 1996

January 28, 2013

This takes place immediately after the first time I am really wrecked up over a boy I loved. I was fifteen. more»

I Buy My Parents Underwear For Christmas: 1998

January 24, 2013

Kelley took loads of pictures of my family. Here’s one of my parents, probably around the time I bought them underwear for Xmas. more»

The Day I Lost Jesus: 1997

January 23, 2013

This is not the juiciest part. But I think maybe the point of this little exercise is giving you the not juiciest part, so maybe you want to read more?

The picture is of me & my second car.

The names have been changed to protect God’s Lambs. more»

How I learned about Foreplay: 1994-1995 (Late Bloomer)

January 21, 2013

As promised, here is the first little excerpt.

And here’s a picture from my youth.  Thank you, Kelley Stevens. I’m guessing this is around the same time period because I have a similar hair cut as I do now, and because I am not wearing glasses.  I started wearing glasses in 1996. more»

What’s Next? or Why I’ve Been a Shitty Blogger and How I Plan to Change

January 18, 2013

from flickr user dbking

from flickr user dbking

You probably remember the days when I blogged five days a week. more»

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