Vol.1, Issue 6 // Mostly everything we’ve read, watched, played, and listened to these two months Summer is ending! What in the world is going on? At the end of May, Summer always seems to stretch before me with so many potential adventures waiting, and now here we are as it winds down. Technically, there’s … Continue reading The Latelies {2025} // July and August Edition
Discover the Black Hills with two locals on horseback Author's Note: This was originally written at the request of one of the previous owners of Ghost Canyon Getaway, and originally published in the fall of 2022. Those owners have moved on to their next adventure and this piece is being rehomed here on my website. … Continue reading J & F Tails and Trails
A Christmas in July--er, August story! Lily was so nervous. She looked in the mirror to see how her Christmas shirt had come together, but the present sitting on her bed, the floofed green tissue paper standing at attention caught her eye instead. That was what she was nervous about. But not her sweater. Well, … Continue reading Squids and Sweaters and Gifts, Oh My!
Books I read during the months of March, April, and May 2025 This might be one of my favorite bunches of books I’ve read, overall. Flippity’s Cottage, Seashells and Other Souvenirs, Song of the Solas books 1 and 2, Almost the Chosen One, a Frugral Wizard reread—it’s been fun season of reading! Let’s get to … Continue reading What I Read // Spring 2025 Edition
Vol.1, Issue 5 // (Mostly) everything we’ve read, watched, played, and listened to this month Whew! June flew by! It was a beautiful month, full of celebrations and hanging out with our people. I’m so thankful for the memories we made. Here’s the stories that created the soundtrack of our lives this month. Reading // … Continue reading The Latelies {2025} // June Edition
Vol.1, Issue 4 // A monthly recap of everything we’ve read, watched, played, and listened to And just like that May is over! As is June! *facepalm* I worked really hard to get this out before our road trip waaaayyy back at the beginning of June, but this kept getting put on the backburner. The … Continue reading The Latelies {2025} // May Edition
My second story with Havok! I write these blog posts for myself because I want to remember the journey leading up to the day of publication. I want to remember how hard and joyous and hard-fought it was to even submit it. Publishing it is the cherry on top. And I write them for creative … Continue reading Dear Ethel
#FlashFictionFriends inspired by Sarah Dessen titles I gasped when I saw the prompts of #flashfictionfriends for June. Sarah Dessen and her stories have my heart forever and ever. The novel Along for the Ride is about Auden visiting her dad and stepmom and baby sister for the summer in a small beach town in North … Continue reading “Along for the Ride”
Vol.1, Issue 3 // A monthly recap of everything we’ve read, watched, played, and listened to Woohoo April! From seeing Drew and Ellie Holcomb live in Napa (!!!) to Sawyer’s first tball game to dogwalking and babysitting and a park date with cousins during Spring Break to revisions for my flash fiction story and the … Continue reading The Latelies {2025} // April Edition
Vol.1, Issue 2 // A monthly recap of everything (mostly) that we’ve read, watched, played, and listened to Oh man does February and March feel like a blur! That is why this second volume of “The Latelies” is being combined. It was a blur of rain and coffee dates, flash fiction stories and Havok newsletters, … Continue reading The Latelies {2025} // February & March Edition
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