Buongiorno 8575 Perfetto Caffe Bell and I visited two cafes this week. One was Jamba Juice, and as Bell expressed, “It was better than a...
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Mayan Rivera- Tulum for One Please! (aka- Abulea Fugitive)
I’m home after a wonderful time in the Mayan Riviera. I love traveling alone, it changes me each time. I meet new people, read books...
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Mr. Bayus’s celebrated me by playing tourist in San Luis Obispo. We parked in the big garage on Marsh and walked around. We stopped first...
Read MoreNovo- Creekside Dining in San Luis Obispo
Fantastic Brunch at the hands of Master Chef Michael Avila. Chef sent us a plate of fantastical hummus, accoutrements and samosas. The Ahi nachos were...
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As always – an exceptional meal at The Spoon Trade. Chef Jacob commands a kitchen like no other. His use of flavors and exceptional raw...
Read MoreThe Best Hidden Treasures or Fast Casual Restaurants on the Central Coast 2019
Top Hidden Treasures or Fast Casual Restaurants on the Central Coast 2019 The big restaurants have multiple chefs, big budgets and staff. They mostly come with high...
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2019 Top Restaurants on The Central Coast of California Once a year I dust off my old restaurant picker and make a list of...
Read MoreA day of eating and drinking with Teri
We ventured down to Santa Maria to explore her first estate sale. It’s a weird event when someone has passed, and all of their things...
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I had my first bagel in college. A nice couple in Berkley had a quaint bagel shop and started baking at 3:00am every day. I...
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Coffee Bell- The Rainbow of Coffee Shops
Bell and I visited a rainbow of coffee shops. Red Bee Coffee Company, Red Dirt Coffee Shop, and Greenhouse Coffee House. She rates each on...
Read MoreEditing Advice From A Dyslexia, Independent, And Dysfunctional Self-Publishing Author.
Editing is traumatizing. Akin to giving birth. In its ability to wrap its evil entrails around your brainstem and make you come undone, then feel...
Read MoreA whale of a good time.
Yesterday cemented I believe where I live is completely magical. We did a two-hour tour out of Avila Harbor surrounded by sea birds, porpoise, otters,...
Read MoreDoug Richardson Teaches Teri Bayus On How To Hones Your Pitch
Doug shows us how to hone your pitch to capture a producer, publisher or agent for your work. He uses Teri as a guinea pig....
Read MoreMark Parsons and Wendelin Van Draanen talk about writing and Young Adult books.
Wendelin Van Draanen is the bestselling author of more than thirty books, including the long-running Edgar-winning Sammy Keyes mystery series. Her novel Flipped, named a...
Read MoreLaure-Anne Bosselaar and Teri Bayus talk about poetry.
Laure-Anne Bosselaar is the author of The Hour Between Dog and Wolf, of Small Gods of Grief, winner of the Isabella Gardner Prize for Poetry,...
Read MorePeter Dunne and Teri Bayus talk about emotional structure in your writing.
Peter Dunne talks about Emotional Structure, contemplative memoir and how to be a better writer in any genre.
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