Exploring the Places No One is Talking About
This week for writing group we gave each other a line from a song. This lyric started our poem. No, it did not have to be the first line of a song. I was given a line from Me and the Devil by Soap&Skin. I did not know the song title until after writing the
Main Street Grapevine likes to think of itself as the Christmas Capital of Texas. In the spirit of that idea they have all of these Christmas themed photo opportunity spots. In the evenings Main Street is packed this time of year but during the day isn’t too bad. I took it as an opportunity to
The prompt this week was to change an element in a scene from a piece of media. I selected the ROUS scene from the Fire Swamp in the Princess Bride. Despite my overall love of this movie, and understanding that certain directorial choices were made, it always bothered me that Buttercup just watched in this
It rained and was overcast a lot in the last week so when Saturday dawned clear I knew Bear and I needed to get out for a bit. We got a bit of a late start because we had to run some errands first and yes, the trail was muddy. I really wish I had
My apologies that this is a bit after Halloween but honestly, it’s never too late for spooky stories. Okay, as much as I love a good monster or cryptid story I would not actually go “hunting” for one. I prefer to read about them. That being said, I did recently go hike at the Fort
The prompt this week was folklore. I chose to write about the Thunderbird from Native legend. Each Native tribe that has a Thunderbird story tells a unique version. My poem pulls from serval versions of the Thunderbird story. This is not meant to represent any one telling, it is simply for creative purposes. Thunderbird: Described
… and Bear (because he is cute). So I have been playing with some new film. All of these photos were taken on our Pentax K1000 with a fixed 50mm lens. I do have another lens for this camera but honestly, I rarely use it. I like the simplicity of the fixed focal length. When
The prompt this week was monster as symbols. I went with one of my favorites, of course: the werewolf. Honesty, I’m not sure why I love them so much. I think it has to do with this idea of a monster inside but I also like the more modern notions that when the person shifts
The Texas State Fair is almost over but of course we had to visit and try a ridiculous amount of fair food (check out the short video below). We had a ton of fun trying new things and looking at the exhibits, seriously those artisans that enter quilts, handmade clothes, and other art are ridiculously
I really should do a post about all my favorite local bookstores but while I round up that list I did want to tell you about a new bookstore in Dallas: Blush Bookstore. No, this isn’t sponsored but I did stand outside for half an hour in the October heat for their grand opening weekend.
McGee Travel Tales 