Boston, Peace, and Stilettos for Writers

For all fellow Bostonians, may you be safe, well, and trouble-free today.  My thoughts are with those who have been most affected.

As a Brit who now lives in Boston, I spent my childhood in the London area, where the IRA bombings were.  In Britain, we still bear the memory of that time.  My partner Angela was amazed when she came with me to London and realized that there was nowhere on the street to put trash.  Even the train stations are devoid of litter bins--we learned, so tragically, what those bins could be used for.

And of course, while the tragedy continues in Boston, explosions are also happening around the world, often on a daily basis.  So I'm thinking of everyone affected by attacks, war, and other violence.

Peace, dear Boston.  How I love you.

What's more, I want to let you know about my new post at the Grub Daily.  It is about characterization through possessions, through objects, and it's called "When a Stiletto Isn't a Stiletto (Or What Our Characters Carry)."  Please enjoy.

Photo credit: By Summerdrought (own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons