Um, hey 2020, wtf? To put it lightly, 2020 has been a real game changer. Some people temporarily lost their jobs. Some people permanently lost their livelihood. Others have lost their lives. Unless you live in a cave on a deserted island, this year has changed your life in ways you probably couldn’t even comprehend 12 months ago. Yet, here we are. In the fall, I start to reflect on the current year and begin to think ahead to the next one. How does this year feel? Is it going how I thought ... Continue Reading »
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Days Are Beautiful: a love letter to 2020
2020 still has a few months to go before we politely send it on its way, but it already feels like its been a decade long. Sometimes. Other times, it feels like ten minutes have gone by and it's already August. Let's just say, this has been one of the weirdest years ever. Weird, scary, tough, frustrating, crazy, sad ... all appropriate descriptors for this year - the year that COVID-19 went global. But through it all, there have also been glimpses of beauty and laughter and love. So when I ... Continue Reading »
The 100 Day Project
Well, these are interesting times. Who would have ever thought we'd be living through a global pandemic? Not me! That was always the kind of thing that happened someplace else. Or a very long time ago or possibly way off in the future. But, here we are. The other day, I happened to notice that another "100 Day Project" was beginning on Instagram. I happened to notice on Day 1/100. I've always wanted to participate in this. To be honest, I've started the challenge several times, only to flame ... Continue Reading »
Pick up what I’m throwin’ down over here!
Hello Friends, Book Nerds, and Random Web Bots! I hope 2020 has been going well for you. Here at the Indie Authors Who Write About Chickens HQ, things have been going swimmingly. I've been reading, writing and...recording! More on that last one later, for now I'll fill you in on the first two. Reading What have I been reading? A better question would be, what haven't I been reading? That's easy! Fake News Real News News Celebrity News Old News Here are some books I've read ... Continue Reading »
Because I should be writing right now…
...I went ahead and created a video. I get the most interesting projects done during National Novel Writing Month! Like cleaning the oven, knitting sweaters, making videos... Actually, NaNoWriMo isn't going too badly right now, but I should get some writing done today. Before I go, here's a video I shot today when I stopped by Esperance Bakery in Jenks, OK! Hope has been very kind to me - she sells my books in her bakery and is my official NaNo sponsor, keeping me fully stocked with ... Continue Reading »
The Fuchsia is Now
It’s been a busy summer. In some ways, it’s zoomed by, faster than should be allowed by law. In other ways it’s seemed to last a very long time. Do you ever feel like you are waiting for something, but you don’t know what it is? Yeah, like that. Hurry up and wait. So what is it that I’m waiting for? I spent four weeks in California over the summer, during which time I taught some private yoga classes, did some editing work, got to attend the premiere of Apocalypse Now Final Cut, spent ... Continue Reading »