I should add that I very much enjoy certain cities especially Paris, New York and Chicago.
I write novellas because I don't like loose sprawling prose.
The only advice I can give to aspiring writers is don't do it unless you're willing to give your whole life to it. Red wine and garlic also helps.
The days are stacked against what we think we are.
Birthdays are ghost bounty hunters that track you down to ask, "Que pasa, baby?
After a lifetime of world travel I've been fascinated that those in the third world don't have the same perception of reality that we do.