Just for fun – Forest Idylls

Podcast Time! Also, A Giveaway.

I know I’ve mentioned a few times in blog posts this year that I am a part-time cohost of a podcast – but I realized I probably never really took the time to explain what that podcast is. And what better time than right now, when we have a giveaway going on?? If you loveContinueContinue reading “Podcast Time! Also, A Giveaway.”

Random Jottings

I’ll be honest. I have nothing new to say today. Still researching (though less frustrated). Still editing (very slow). So instead I’m going to share one of my completely random jottings from my equivalent of one of Emily’s (of New Moon) Jimmy books. I don’t think there was any actual point to it when IContinueContinue reading “Random Jottings”

The Teddy Bear

So, one of my favorite ways to come up with short stories is to use my Dixit board game. For those who don’t know, Dixit is comprised of a whole bunch of very unique pictures, and when playing the game, you are supposed to come up with a word or phrase to describe a pictureContinueContinue reading “The Teddy Bear”

Introducing Chadwick

So, today, I would like to introduce you, my readers, to someone who is near and . . .well, not quite dear. . .to my heart. He has been with me for as long as I can remember and, following a fruitful discussion with my husband on our 18+ hour car ride to Oklahoma, hasContinueContinue reading “Introducing Chadwick”

Frozen Flowers

A man sat in the middle of a forest, in the middle of a garden, in the middle of a bench. Or was it a man? Perhaps it was a boy. He looked very like a lost little boy sitting in the midst of frozen flowers. Funny thing about the first, unexpected frost. If oneContinueContinue reading “Frozen Flowers”

Seller of Dreams

So, one of my dreams has always been to write a story that fulfilled the very murky outlines of Emily of New Moon’s Seller of Dreams. Once, many years ago, I wrote a poem based upon the story I wanted to write. There is no question it needs revising, but I ran into it today,ContinueContinue reading “Seller of Dreams”

An Ocean Touch

So, I felt this super super overwhelming urge to write. I haven’t written in ever so long! But, as other writers, I am sure, can sympathize with, I stared at the blank document in front of me without a thing to put down. So, finally, I put on music from Tim Janis, one of myContinueContinue reading “An Ocean Touch”

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Out on the Porch

Since moving into this townhouse in Purcellville, I’ve spent lots of time in various parts of the house. In the kitchen, cooking and cleaning – Oh, the joy of cooking again! And I never thought I’d be happy to clean a kitchen, but seeing it sparkling and pretty makes me happy. The dining room, atContinueContinue reading “Out on the Porch”