Step outside and the frosty air grips your skin like a coat. You take a deep breath in surprise and the cold infiltrates your lungs and causes you to shiver. You decide to run back inside to grab another coat and hat before heading out the door. The morning is quiet, the world still asleep.Continue reading “Winter Magic”
Category Archives: Random Thoughts
Favorite Christmas Tale
There are many, MANY stories that revolve around Christmas. There’s the one the started it all: the Birth of Christ, then there are the ones that are created from the season itself: Hallmark movies, children’s stories, and even tales of your own family Christmases. So, other than the Birth of Christ (because I know aContinue reading “Favorite Christmas Tale”
Building a Castle
Ever wonder how J.K. Rowling came up with the layout for Hogwarts? Or how did George R.R. Martin design King’s Landing in A Game of Thrones? I have been wondering that A LOT recently. How did the beautiful castle of Hogwarts that we see in the movies come about? Was it all J.K. Rowling orContinue reading “Building a Castle”
Dragon in the Fog
It was the morning of Thanksgiving and fog covered the streets. I suspected the sun had yet to rise since the world was so dark and glum. Having to work, I headed into the chilly morning to find a layer of frost on my truck’s windows. My truck takes as long as I do toContinue reading “Dragon in the Fog”
Theme Songs
I think everyone out there has a favorite theme song or favorite couple of theme songs. Just hearing those first few notes, you recognize it and automatically think of the show it’s connected too. Many of you might know the Friends theme song by heart or the theme song to your kid’s favorite show. MaybeContinue reading “Theme Songs”
Your Top Genre and Why?
Everyone has a favorite genre. It’s usually the first aisle you go to in a bookstore or the first movies you like to see at the theatre. Some people love the scares of the horror genre or the puzzling events of a mystery or maybe you like to cozy up by the fire with aContinue reading “Your Top Genre and Why?”
Anything Worth Doing Blog Post
So, a couple weeks ago, I encountered a post on Facebook that hit me pretty hard. Not like an “oh, my heart is breaking!” or a “Hahahahahaha!” But rather, an inspirational “wow, that’s…that’s actually true,” and I feel like I’ve known this for a while (a “back of the mind” type thing), but it didn’tContinue reading “Anything Worth Doing Blog Post”
You Claim You’re an Author…
I know there aren’t many followers to this site, but I’m hopeful I’ll get more. I hope to build a strong platform that might catch the interest of an agent that they’ll consider offering me representation. Representation for what? Well, to those of you who’ve read my bio, you might have noticed that line whereContinue reading “You Claim You’re an Author…”
Puppy at the Ropes Blog Post.
Over the past week, I’ve started a new job at an animal shelter and I really like it. However, like all jobs, you have to go through a training period and I hate training periods. I wish I could just skip it and get to the part where I actually know what I’m doing andContinue reading “Puppy at the Ropes Blog Post.”
The Birth of a Site Blog Post
Wow! Designing and completing this site was quite the venture for me! Like most people, I didn’t actually watch the WordPress tutorials for crafting a website. I figured: “how hard could it be?” Well, for my lacking computer skills, it was harder than I thought. WordPress advertises that you can get a website going inContinue reading “The Birth of a Site Blog Post”
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