North Woods by Daniel Mason Felicity by Mary Oliver Norma Jeane Baker of Troy by Anne Carson Meridian by Alice Walker Famesick by Lena Dunham Talk by Linda Rosenkrantz The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd Halfway through 2026...barf! I always think of time going by quickly as a good thing, since, as they say, time flies when you are having fun! But with the start of school, it is clear that time flies even when you spend 12 hours bent over a desk, drawing tetahedrals and

Second Nature: A Gardener's Education by Michael Pollan The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Bossypants by Tina Fey Either/Or by Elif Batuman Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado The Overstory by Richard Powers A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess Amazing how we are already a quarter of the way through the year. I still have to think intentionally about writing 2026 and not 2025. Should

Well, somehow it is the end of the year. It always amazes; how quickly it all goes by these days. Surprisingly so, my year of "rest and relaxation" was one of the harder ones. I had a lot of hopes and aspirations, and I feel pretty good about how it all went. I wish I had been more consistent in sharing my writing, but considering the progress I have made, I am choosing to be proud regardless. I will continue to grow and expand, and I appreciate any and everyone who is cheeri

I read a bit less this month, mainly because I have been busy doing life building sh!t. Therefore, here is a quick update before we dive into the three books I read this month. One, I have decided to live in Newcastle, New South Wales! Better known by the locals simply as Newy, it is a quaint city approxamitely 160 kms north of Sydney. I am currently living in the studio of this beautiful couple, Nicki and Rusty, in the neighborhood of Mayfield. This is our home base as we lo

February is done, and I thought why not share what I have read this month, and also let you know: I have a new book of the month up! Full disclosure, I have been reading more than I have been writing; so I am reflecting on that and will hopefully have something to share soon. In the meantime, here is everything I finished reading in February: Outlander (#1) by Diana Gabaldon This is my new escapist series now that I finished Harry Potter. Last year, I loved having something