Sunshine Blogger Tag

I hath been summoned for a blog tag! Thank you very much, Rose! Fun fact, I've actually been tagged for this same tag twice already over my years of blogging, but I love it, and I haven't done a blog tag in EVER, so I want to do it again! 😂 THE RULES: Thank the …

5 Activities to do When You Need a Writing Break

The act of writing steals a surprising amount of mental energy! Sometimes it can creep up unknowingly. One moment you're deep into writing an emotional dialogue scene, and the next you're sitting at the blinking cursor on your screen, without a single sentence coming to your mind. When this happens, sometimes it's best to get …

Two Hopeful Haikus

Dawn The sun sets at night and darkness falls, but don’t fear, for dawn must follow. A Kind Word When you look around and see others struggling too, one kind word can help. Thank you so much for reading my haikus! I really hope you enjoyed and were encouraged by them. I always love writing …

3 Awesome Books I Read in 2021

I read quite a few books in 2021. Admittedly, the majority of them were rereads of some of my favorite books. I'm a sucker for rereading great stories! However, I did get around to reading quite a few new novels I'd never read, and there were some in particular that I thoroughly enjoyed! Today I …

Two Picture-Prompt Flash Fictions!

Hello, everyone! I recently wrote two flash fictions, inspired by a couple awesome pictures I found! I decided to share them with you. Make sure you take a look at each picture before reading the flash fiction! You'll be able to connect more if you do. I hope you enjoy! The Window Guardian At the …

Snippets from Novelette: The Hunter’s Son

Hello hello, everyone!! I hope you're all having a delightfully exquisite day! As some of you may know from my last newsletter (follow my email list to receive that if you are not yet following!!) I wrote a short fantasy adventure novelette in early August just for fun and to stretch my writing muscles. Well …

Poem: Looking Up

Been looking down at where my feet land every day, trying to make sure my steps are flawless, on track. Afraid that one look up will make me lose my way, stray from the path and be unable to come back. ~ Refusing to leave the house and have fun with friends, terrified that a …

Pond: a summer haiku + two more

Hello hello, my friends! Summer is well upon us, and today I want to share with you three summer-themed haikus that I wrote a little while ago! I hope you enjoy! 😀 Pond Still, untouched water. A green duck swoops down to land. Bright ripples now gleam. Resting Under summer’s sun, a squirrel basks in …

Snippets from My Sci-Fi Novel!! (Under the Blue Sun)

Hello hello, reader! I hope you are having a fantastic day, but I also hope reading this blog post makes it better! Today, on popular request, I'll be sharing a few snippets from my sci-fi novel I completed not long ago, Under the Blue Sun. Now, a quick disclaimer before we jump into it, this …

The Narnia Blog Tag

I was tagged quite a while ago by Josh for the Narnia blog tag. I'm finally getting around to it. Thank you, Josh!! I absolutely love Narnia, so I cannot wait to get into this tag! But first, the rules: Thank the person who tagged you.     Describe what kind of Narnia fan you are …