Author: Laci

Writing Group: Poetry: Haiku

The first week that I was supposed to lead Writing Club the Texas weather decided to ensured that it wasn’t safe to drive. So to still get those creative juices flowing we all sent each other Haiku poems while staying safe at home. Haiku: unrhymed poetic form consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines of 5,

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Arizona: Hiking Papago Park

I’m behind on my posts but I’m slowly catching up. In early 2024 we went back to Phoenix for a wedding. The guys went golfing for the grooms bachelor party. So with a free day, I went hiking. Being that I didn’t have ton of time or most of my equipment past a day pack,

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Series Review: Emily Wilde Series

It has been a while since I’ve done a series review! The last book in this trilogy was recently released and having finished them all I thought I’d give you all my thoughts. Synopsis: A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study faerie folklore and discovers dark fae magic,

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Writing Group: Weird Topics

So this was an odd and fun prompt. The prompt was to write about an obscure topic that we enjoyed. Yes, my topic of choice is weird but history and nature are weird. This is as much history lesson as it is writing prompt. I hope you enjoy it and I would love to know

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Monument Rocks | Kansas

This is not the first time I have been to monument rocks but that first visit was several years ago. It was ridiculously cold and windy. I was very excited to have a chance to go again – especially with the film cameras. I do not remember what film I was using on this adventure,

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Helping Out a Friend | Writing Group Update

Life throws us interesting curve balls. A little over two years ago Keltin and I joined the Denton Writing Club on a whim as a chance to explore creative writing with like-mined people. We have made some amazing friends being part of this community. That being said: I never thought that I would end up

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North Texas: My Favorite Bookstores

I have been meaning to do this for a while. I love supporting local: from the small vendors at a farmer’s market to the local indie bookstores. As someone who reads a lot, I have few favorite bookstores (also, I do love the library too). Indie Bookshops Patchouli Joe’s Books and Indulgences Located just off

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Writing Club: Circus

This week’s prompt was to write about the circus in any way. Maybe you are a circus performer, maybe one of the circus animal, maybe the circus personified. I wrote about looking at the circus through the eyes of a child and the eyes of an adult. I really like the imagery invoked by the

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Niagara Falls Recap

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All things told, I would go to Niagara Falls again. I would take my husband and I would do somethings differently but overall there is some great history in this area. I probably wouldn’t do another winery tour but I would do a ghost tour with the same company. I also really enjoyed shooting film

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Beauty in Decay

This is a combination of pictures that both Keltin and I have both taken on film. There is something magical about the cyclical nature of life. I hope that you enjoy these and here is to winter’s gray so that we may appreciate spring’s blooms. There is a beauty in decayTo quote The Lion KingThe

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