Writing, Photography & Blogging


Introducing My Patreon

Introducing My Patreon

I'm giving myself a lot of time to birth this new baby of mine. And I want to give you time to understand what it's all about - both the concept of Patreon and what I'm creating for my Patrons.

Late summer life (travel) and blog happenings

Late summer life (travel) and blog happenings

I'm doing lots of traveling right now. Giving an update about where I've been, where I'm going, and where you can follow along if you want.

A girl and her dress

A girl and her dress

I had failed as a mother not in a vague, ambiguous sense, I had failed in a very concrete way. I had forgotten to take portraits of Celine in her dress.

Blog housekeeping (shorter posts, sharing, and spiritual talk)

Blog housekeeping (shorter posts, sharing, and spiritual talk)

This is a little blogging business post about a couple things going on right now with my writing. (And super brief life update at the very bottom.)

Using the public library (mostly for digital books) and finding good titles to read

Using the public library (mostly for digital books) and finding good titles to read

Most of the books I read are digital library loans. I also borrow hardcopy books from various libraries of which I'm a member. Occasionally I buy a digital title, less occasionally I buy an actual paper book. I keeping a (long) running list of the books I want to read at Goodreads.

Starting a book series and my devotion to a good story

Starting a book series and my devotion to a good story

Fiction helps me understand the mind, heart, and body, the life experience of "the other", in the most relatable way possible, through story. It expands my cognitive and spiritual consciousness.

The Reckoning ~ A series intro

The Reckoning ~ A series intro

The reckoning has hit me with a sense of regret, loss and failure. But, and this this is a big but, I'm learning to explore those feelings in the healing contexts of remembering, acceptance, and growth.