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Sara and Thor’s Cabinet of Curiosities, episode 3: Treasure Diving in the Virgin Islands

July 31, 2026 Sara Stamey Leave a comment

My turn to share a story of the antique bottles I found while diving on a sunken ship in the…

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Posted in: General, history, Memoir, Nature, Outdoors, travel Filed under: antique bottle, Book View Cafe, Caribbean, curio cabinet, ISLANDS novel, Sara Stamey, scuba diving, St. Thomas, The Rambling Writer, treasure diving, Virgin Islands

The Rambling Writer’s Featured Week with the International Pulpwood Queens Book Club, part 3

January 21, 2023 Sara Stamey Leave a comment

More discussion of the roots of my novels as I lived up to my diagnosis of a Hemingway Complex —…

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Posted in: Book clubs, General, Life, Nature, travel, Writing Process Filed under: Caribbean, Islands, Jumbies, Pause, Sara Stamey, scuba, sunken treasure, The Rambling Writer, Vodun

The Rambling Writer Returns to Playa Sonrisa, part 1

November 25, 2022 Sara Stamey Leave a comment

After three canceled trips due to pandemic and surgeries, Thor and I finally return to our favorite Caribbean beach and…

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Posted in: General, Life, Outdoors, Travels Filed under: beach, Caribbean, Geezer Adventure, Mayan, Muyil, Pause, Playa Sonrisa, Sara Stamey, snorkeling, The Rambling Writer

The Rambling Writer Book Review: THE MOON ALWAYS RISING by Alice C. Early

April 11, 2022 Sara Stamey Leave a comment

In THE MOON ALWAYS RISING, Alice C. Early brings the colorful Caribbean island landscape, culture, and characters to vibrant life.…

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Posted in: Book Review, General Filed under: Alice C. Early, Caribbean, Nevis, Pause, Pulpwood Queens International Book Club, Sara Stamey, The Moon Always Rising, The Rambling Writer

The Rambling Writer: Inspiration from Places

May 1, 2020 Sara Stamey 2 Comments

While we’re confined by the pandemic, how about another virtual trip with me? Let me take you back in time…

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Posted in: General, Nature, Travels, Writing Process Filed under: Caribbean, Islands, Sara Stamey, scuba, snorkeling, The Rambling Writer, Virgin Islands, writing inspiration

The Rambling Writer off the Beaten Track in Xcalak, Mexico

April 20, 2019 Sara Stamey 1 Comment

Join Thor and me on our anniversary retreat in remote southeast Mexico, where we celebrated our “luna de miel” (honeymoon)…

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Posted in: Animals/Pets, General, Nature, Travels Filed under: Caribbean, coatimundi, iguana, Jaguar, Mexico, Sara Stamey, snorkeling, The Ariadne Connection, The Rambling Writer, Xcalak

The Rambling Writer Takes a Detour through the Yucatan, Part 2

April 15, 2018 Sara Stamey Leave a comment

Alas, all vacations must end, but after Thor and I tore ourselves away from our “paraiso” on the beach, we…

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Posted in: General, Travels Filed under: Caribbean, Chacchoben, coatimundi, Croco Cun, crocodiles, Mayan, monkeys, Playa Sonrisa, Sara Stamey, Sargasso, snakes, Tulum

The Rambling Writer Takes a Detour Through the Yucatan, Part 1

April 11, 2018 Sara Stamey Leave a comment

Rainy gray spring in the Pacific Northwest demands a change of scenery, so Thor and I recently headed south to…

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Posted in: General, Travels, Writing Process Filed under: beach, Caribbean, cenote, conch, La Cruz Parlante, Marquez, Maya, Mexico, Sara Stamey, snorkel, Yucatan.

A new 5-Star review for ISLANDS from Chanticleer Reviews

January 2, 2017 Sara Stamey Leave a comment

Celebrate the new year with a 99-cent special discount price for the ebook of ISLANDS if ordered from www.bookviewcafe.com ISLANDS…

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Posted in: Book Review, Specials Filed under: 5-star review, Caribbean, contemporary thriller, Islands, Voodoo

Place as Inspiration for writing my novel ISLANDS

November 9, 2016 Sara Stamey Leave a comment

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Sara Stamey at Bookviewcafe.com Since the new ebook edition of my romantic suspense novel Islands…

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Posted in: Travels, Writing Process Filed under: Caribbean, place as writing inspiration, romantic suspense novel, scuba diving, sunken treasure, Voodoo, Writers on Writing.

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