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The Cranky Guide

Thoughts from a freelance writer on the unbound, nomadic, creative life.

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There’s Too Much Content

I agree that I’m part of the problem!!!

My Pitch to The Billfold: #YOLOing Through My Layoff

I Will Never Not Laugh About My Tragedies, Even if I Have To Cry About it First

But What About the Children? Or Lack Thereof? (with Lizzette Soria)

When Ines Bellina decided to move back to Peru after living in the United States for 18 years, she could just pack up her bag and leave—because she didn’t have kids or a spouse to consider.

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Mini-Salon: The Mid-Year Check-In!

Which you can do at your own time, at your own pace

Things That Made Me Less Cranky: July 2026 Edition

"Is it El Niño or a hot flash?" is a question that makes me VERY cranky, unlike the rest of this list

Cranky Guide Writing "Hour" August 2026!

The virtual write-in is still going strong

Source Request: Thoughts on Caretaking in the US

Are you taking care of your elderly parents in the US? I want to hear from you!

A Podcast That Could Only Be Made In Peru

Not just talking about content either

But Why Am I Here?

Ines Bellina wakes up every day with one existential question: Should she stay or should she go?

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Call for Submissions: "On Trash"

I'm curating an anthology and I want your work in it

Cranky Guide Writing "Hour" July 2026!

Come Zoom quietly as we all work on our own things

Things That Made Me Less Cranky: June 2026 Edition

Damn you, Infantino. Damn you