The end of summer is already here in Minnesota and the State Fair has begun. The next two weeks will be full of new foods on a stick and a small break from event life. While my writing life may have been on hiatus, my art life has kept me busy. Yes, I’m still tryingContinue reading “End of Summer Update”
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Still Exploring
In the middle of the night, my mind woke up and I let myself pour out all the thoughts that accumulated onto the white pages of my journal with no lines. Sometimes my thoughts come out in sketches, stickers, and written word and I let it happen. Over the past year, I’ve given my innerContinue reading “Still Exploring”
Inner Voice
After my trip to Japan, I’ve struggled with my next novel about a cat who helps lost souls in Tokyo Station. I have the idea but getting it written on the blank pages have taken a couple turns and detours. Thinking of my target audience, I’ve gone back and forth on the age range. IsContinue reading “Inner Voice”
Letting Go
The rush of the words spilling out onto blank pages is over and excitement has turned into dread. It’s time to craft and work on the story. Letting go of first drafts has never been easy. What writer wants to begin making cuts to their genius? Drafts are like holding a newborn and none ofContinue reading “Letting Go”
Good Reads
The end of the week is here and I took an entire day curl up on the sofa under the soft, heated blanket that my husband gave to me at Christmas. I entered back into the world of Yeonnam-Dong’s Smiley Laundromat by Kim Jiyun and I wish it came with a scratch and sniff insideContinue reading “Good Reads”
Coffee Time
My school field trip day extended and I decided that I wanted to recreate school story hour too. It was another jump into the car because I have some new goals for 2025. One goal is to read and finish the piles of paper bound books I have stacked up at home. The second wasContinue reading “Coffee Time”
The Book Store
Today, I felt like I was going a school field trip as I jumped in the car. A phone call the other day let me know that a book I was waiting for by Kim Jiyun, had finally arrived. During the holidays I was craving a good story, a neighborhood story that gives inspiration andContinue reading “The Book Store”
Tokyo Diaries: Return of a Lover
Strolling through the pathway in a new city I cherished the quiet. How can this full breath of autumn leaves, dirt, and scents of new flowers exist in a city of this size? My sense of time is altered as I pass friends, families, and school aged youth sitting on the grass to enjoy thisContinue reading “Tokyo Diaries: Return of a Lover”
A Fall Feast
The autumn leaves are falling up north and I’ve been a ghost to my own pages. Preptober is here and I’m not going for a month long frenzy this year. I guess I’m still trying to find the right words to lay out in black and white. Instead of typing away into the night, I’veContinue reading “A Fall Feast”
Summer Book Review
This afternoon I stepped outside to pick up my husband at work and I felt like I swallowed the ocean. My eyes moved back and forth across the garage and I blinked. Was I still in Minnesota? Maybe I was transported to Hawaii or some tropical island. The blacktop grounded me back to home. SinceContinue reading “Summer Book Review”
The Next Read…
My ears must have been starved because I’m on a binge of words. The Lost Bookshop, by Evie Woods is going into my best reads shelf. A little bit of magic, love, loss, and characters that stand on the pages. What book lover wouldn’t want to become the custodian of a magical bookshop that needsContinue reading “The Next Read…”
Getting Lost
These past few weeks I’ve found myself caught up in the frenzy of creating and getting lost. I’ve been lost in my imagination as I let my hands form new creations in miniature, and I’ve been lost in words. Ever since I wandered deep into the winding alleys of art, I felt the tether toContinue reading “Getting Lost”
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