There’s so much metaphor and poetry in driftwood – something that fell or was torn down, gets tossed around in the sea, damaged and deformed, and then is dumped on an unexpected shore – and yet is absolutely beautiful. OriginalWorkPacificNorthwestPhotography
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
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 Joy to see the sunLight the zigzag tops of treesBut still, yuck, morning. OriginalWorkPhotographyPoetryTrees
This is the third acrylic painting I’ve done with this striped technique – and I think it turns out kinda fun Original ArtOriginalWork
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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…
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…
There’s always more than one way to get there. OriginalWorkPhotography
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…
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