Exploring the Places No One is Talking About
April in National Poetry Month. The prompt for this week was to write a poem of dedication to something we admire or find beautiful. I wrote two about love and about books. Happy reading. Ode to Love Love, an odd emotionDisplaying itself in So many ways. Of’t imagined asGrand gesturesWild passionsWhirlwind romance At the start thatMaybe true Time
My birthday is in early April and I needed a bit of nature. We took the dogs out for an easy hike at the Forth Worth Nature Center. Yes, dogs, Miss Ava with the snaggletooth was a guest. We saw the bison and butterflies, and plenty of wildflowers. The day was overcast and a bit
My apologies for my slow posting lately. I will get back to my Niagara Falls posts soon. I might have burnt myself out a bit to be honest and so I’ve been reading a lot. If you are curious as to my reading list, check out my book reviews or my Goodreads. The solar eclipse
The prompt for writing group this week was to write about a battle. This battle could be real, fictional, or metaphorical. I went with an obscure battle that was ultimately fought because of pride. This is the Battle of the Book that occurred in what is now Sligo County, Ireland. You can read the full
Title: Warrior of the WildAuthor: Tricia LevensellerPublication Date: 2019Publishing House: Feiwel and Friends As a kid I read The Outsiders in class and I loved it that I went to the school library and checked out every S. C. Hinton book the library had. Apparently I’m still happy to do that as an adult. This author’s
Title: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of FaeriesAuthor: Heather FawcettPublication Date: 2023Publishing House: DEL REY I have heard about this book for a while and finally decided to pick it up. This book I did end up buying new and I’ve already got the second one ordered. This was a book I finished in a day. Synopsis: A
So the writing prompt for this story was to rewrite a myth. One of my least favorite myths is Pygmalion from Ovid’s Metamorphosis. I don’t like it because it gives me a serious ick vibes. This myth influenced other media, most notably, My Fair Lady. I love reading reimagined mythology and so I thought that
Title: Vengeance of the Pirate QueenAuthor: Tricia LevensellerPublication Date: 2023Publishing House: Feiwel & Friends This is the third book in the Daughter of the Pirate King series but it is also more of a standalone than the first two books. This is a book that I picked up from the library. Synopsis: Pirates of the Caribbean
I spoke a little bit about the Rainbow Bridge last week but wanted to bring more attention to it. There are two ways to get across the bridge: driving and walking. Driving typically takes a lot longer because those crossing have to go through border patrol on each end and pay a toll. The actual
This is a series that I read when I was younger but I have this habit of reading things that suit the energy I need at the time and for whatever reason this one suited me recently. These books are chronologically in story time the first three books in the Legend of Drizzt series. Synopsis:
McGee Travel Tales 