Chapter 15: Water Ways i.e. Songkran
Since arriving in Chiang Mai in January, I've been sharing different "Drink of the Day" drinks found here. Today's drink? Water. Why...
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Connie Inglis
- Mar 31, 2023
- 3 min
Chapter 14: Flying Lessons 2
More lessons from another bird unique to tropical Asia--the Asian Koel. Personally, I've never seen this bird, but I have tried. It likes...
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Connie Inglis
- Mar 22, 2023
- 5 min
Chapter 13: Flying Lessons 1
One thing I enjoy about life here are the birds--unique shapes and sizes, unique colours and songs. One of my favourites is the...
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Connie Inglis
- Mar 16, 2023
- 4 min
Chapter 12: Where Have All the Cows Gone? (Or, Living a Life Unpredictable)
Zoning laws are held loosely in Thailand, if there are any at all. Which is why, as long as I can remember, there has always been a wide...
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Connie Inglis
- Feb 15, 2023
- 2 min
Chapter 9: From Uber Eats and DoorDash to Lineman, foodpanda and Grab
Too tired to cook? Too hot to cook? Don't feel like going out to get food? Why not order in? It's easy in Thailand. Just give Grab,...
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Connie Inglis
- Feb 6, 2023
- 3 min
Chapter 8: Language, Culture and a Good "Heart-to-Heart"
When our family moved to Thailand to work with minority language groups many years ago, my husband and I were introduced to a book by...
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Connie Inglis
- Feb 1, 2023
- 3 min
Chapter 7: The Honeymoon is Over (Warning--not a light read)
Two days ago I woke up and, overnight, my world had changed. Oh the birds still twittered outside our window and the sun still rose...
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Connie Inglis
- Jan 25, 2023
- 3 min
Chapter 6: Thai Dishes of Choice by Ethan C. Adam
Today's blog is all about food--Thai food, to be exact. In my novel, Rewriting Adam, I mention three specific dishes that my protagonist...
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Connie Inglis
- Jan 20, 2023
- 2 min
Chapter 5: The Colour of the Day (It's Red!)
I returned to my favourite Warorot Market this past week. Everywhere I looked, I saw red (and often gold). That doesn't mean I became...
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Connie Inglis
- Jan 16, 2023
- 4 min
Chapter 4: For the First Time--for Real!
This past Friday I did something that I've never done before in all the years we've lived here--I went fishing! I'm familiar with...
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Connie Inglis
- Jan 13, 2023
- 2 min
To Market, to Market
One of my favourite things to do here: visit Warorot Market, the large day market. From a distance, it doesn't look like much. But in...
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Connie Inglis
- May 3, 2022
- 3 min
Melody Jamal Smith
Names are important. We'll get to that. Last week I did something that I'd never done before. No, I didn't go bungee jumping or sky...
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Connie Inglis
- Feb 22, 2022
- 2 min
Hapax Legomenon (HAY-pax Luh-GO-muh-nawn)
I am ... I am a writer, an author, a poet. But in my “other” life, I am a missionary, a linguist, a Bible translator (mostly vicariously...
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Connie Inglis
- Jan 21, 2022
- 1 min
A Taste of the Wild Things
Sometimes poetry is just silly and fun. And sometimes blogposts should be that too! This poem is based on a prompt. Basically, write a...
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Connie Inglis
- Nov 30, 2021
- 2 min
HOPE is a Vulnerable Act Part I
The words swept into my mind during Sunday worship. Spirit-words dancing on a song. I quickly sat down, grabbed my pen, and scribbled the...
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Connie Inglis
- Nov 2, 2021
- 2 min
Limericks, Lyrics, and Lots of Variety
I recently had a discussion with my brother-in-law who'd just finished reading my novel. He said he loved all the poetry I incorporated,...
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Connie Inglis
- Jul 18, 2021
- 2 min
Sun, Moon, and Stars
Another quote from my novel, followed by the excerpt: Ethan lifted his chin at the glowing orb. “I always preferred moonlight.” “Hmm. Why...
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Connie Inglis
- Jul 12, 2021
- 2 min
Poetry, Purpose, and Power
Are you familiar with the following poem? How does it make you feel? Even though Rewriting Adam is a novel, I wanted to incorporate my...
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Connie Inglis
- Jun 29, 2021
- 2 min
The Curious Case of Janus McGinnis
In Roman mythology, Janus is the god of doors, transitions, and new beginnings. In chapter one of my novel, Rewriting Adam, Janus bursts...
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Connie Inglis
- May 17, 2021
- 2 min
The Semantics of Words
99,468. Does that number mean anything to you? How about if I told you that's the number of words in my novel. Does that mean anything to...
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