When I first read “The Fly-Away Horse” by Eugene Fields it set my imagination alight! I found it in an old book of poems at my grandmother’s house. I don’t remember how old I was (pretty young), and I thought it would be an amazing thing to be able to fly away to faraway lands …
Random thoughts
A few pictures from around my garden that have been patiently waiting on my camera for me to remember them. The moon was a silver bost sailing on an endless sea. It reminds me of this bit from Fairer than a Fairy in my Fairytale Series. “They landed on a rocky shore and left the …
The promised recipe from my Instagram post. Lemony Chickpeas and Crispy Tofu 14 oz. extra firm tofu 4 garlic cloves minced 2 tbsp sesame oil 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp margarine 2 cans chickpeas rinsed and drained ½ cup cropped arugula ½ cup cropped cilantro I cup riced cauliflower 2 Tbsp lemon juice 2 …
November came and went before I knew it, and now December is nearly gone as well. The year is drawing to a close and as always that leads me to reflect on what I’ve accomplished over the past twelve months. Regarding my writing, that usually means I end up lamenting about those projects I thought …
What am I supposed to be doing? Why writing, of course! But as I have posted more than once lately, the last 50 pages of my current WIP have become an endless hallway, every time I am sure I am close to finished, I find there is still a long way to go. Plus this …
Yep, cheese! Or more accurately, how to make it. When I was writing The Broken Court there was a sentence, this sentence actually… Some of what was left, she set near the hearth with the plans that she would make cheese with it. which sent me off into an hour-plus long search on making cheese. …
There are so, so many out there nowadays! And everyone has a particular one they tend to gravitate to. For me, that would be Instagram. Seeing all of the amazing pictures that people post never fails to bring a smile to my face. And I have had the chance to meet people from all over …
When the sea looks like this you can’t help but stop.
For any of you who didn’t make it, the Sept. 3rd Quick Read was a lot of fun. If you have ever enjoyed or been interested in hearing authors read from their own works, then I would strongly recommend you go to Strong Woman – Strange Worlds and register to attend one of their Quick …
I recently received an ARC for A.J. Lancaster’s King of Faerie, the fourth and final (well, mostly final) book in the Stariel series. I stayed awake until 3:00 am finishing it, and I regret nothing! It also gave me the perfect excuse to reread the series and spend many a pleasurable hour immersed in the …
Idyll Dreams & Nonsensical Things 