And it was not as you might think.

Given that bombs go off in Europe in public places, it is not surprising that we are jumpy or suspicious in public places on occasion. Just two weeks ago, it was…

To: Democratic National Committee Washington DC

From: Carrie Ballard, American citizen living in Europe

Dear friends, acquaintances, fellow travelers in the Netherlands,

After the #Women’sMarch on January 21st, against hate, against Trump, and FOR the kind of society we long for, a bunch of us…

If you need your writing to do a job, it is worth hiring a copy editor. (See paragraph 2 for my reasoning.) That person’s job is to check for mistakes, consistency and accuracy. So what do you look for? What kinds of things should you consider so that you find a good…