Next Draft ‘Zine No 6 – January 2023

Next Draft ‘Zine No 6 – January 2023

(Photo by sianc for Canva Pro) Welcome to the Next Draft ‘Zine, a roundup of recent posts and bits and bobs I picked up along the way over the past month. Next week I’ll start on my indie writer and publisher journey and share with you tips, tricks and lessons I’m...
Looking Back to Move Forward

Looking Back to Move Forward

At the end of 2021, I closed my nonprofit, Change Food. I thought I’d continue consulting and working in some aspect of healthy food advocacy as I wrote fiction. The universe had other plans. In early spring, a friend (Kri) reconnected after fifteen or so years to say...
Save the Planet. Don’t Waste Food.

Save the Planet. Don’t Waste Food.

(Photo by patsrg from Getty Images for Canva Pro) So much food is eaten and wasted this time of year I wanted to spend a few minutes on the issue of food waste. According to Feeding America, 108 BILLION pounds of food is wasted in the United States each year. That...
How To Create Personal Change – Be Still

How To Create Personal Change – Be Still

Thea Design for Getty Images in Canva Pro This is the last in the series on creating change in your life. This week we’ll look at the third aspect – being still. If you missed the other articles, you can catch up with “On Being a Writer,” the...