Short Story: Two Beats of Reg Mitchell’s Heart
What happens when a crusty FBI agent meets his scrappy new recruit? Read about it in Two Beats of Reg Mitchell’s Heart. Hope you enjoy. Love StoryOriginalWorkShort StoryWriting
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I Want
I want to be the person who in bumper-to-bumper at 5:45 waves the other driver in. I want to be the writer who makes you feel at home in a fairy tale. I want to be the teacher that helps you find yourself in the sticky-glorious American past. I want to be the “Saint” who…
Night Owl’s Haiku
Night Owl’s Haiku Joy to see the sunLight the zigzag tops of treesBut still, yuck, morning. OriginalWorkPhotographyPoetryTrees
Stripes
This is the third acrylic painting I’ve done with this striped technique – and I think it turns out kinda fun Original ArtOriginalWork
Another little painting
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Time Flies…
I can’t believe it’s been over a year since I posted to the blog. I had such momentum in October 2020 – I thought I was ready to publish only to find out that I’d lost the newest, most edited version of my manuscript… over a year later I’m still working through it again. I…
“And Yet I Think My Love as Rare…”
Wrote this a few years ago on my first fall visit to the Pacific Northwest Coast. Now that I live here I’m even more aware that this part of the world can be beautiful any time of year. Now, if we can just get these fires and smoke to calm down…. “And Yet I Think…
Paths
There’s always more than one way to get there. OriginalWorkPhotography
Details matter
In thinking about this phrase the other day- “They can’t see the forest for the trees”-it occurred to me that you can’t actually see the forest without seeing the trees. So yes, the big picture is important, but individual details and people are the key to understanding the whole. I think that’s why picking the…
Nerves
I’m nervous about putting my work out into the world. What if everyone hates it? What if they think it’s stupid? What if I offend someone? Well lucky for me the only thing that makes me more anxious than all of that is how I’m going to feel if I look back at my life…
Jenel Alan 