Hello! I’ve been blowing the dust off a lot of my virtual spaces lately it seems. Oh how I’ve missed my Seasonal Reads posts! I started last Summer’s reading roundup post and I ended up not seeing it through to the end. And then, when I left my part-time daycare job at the end of … Continue reading My Year in Books // Summer 2025 to Spring 2026
Fiction
What I Read // Spring 2025 Edition
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
Dear Ethel
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
“Along for the Ride”
#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”
What I Read // Winter 2025 Edition
Books I read during December 2024 and January/February 2025 Greetings! The winter quarter of the year is coming to an end over. Though, it hasn’t really felt like winter in NorCal and technically the calendar year says spring doesn’t start until March 20th (Hi!!! That was just the other day!). We have had some bouts … Continue reading What I Read // Winter 2025 Edition
When Tessa Met Austin
Flash Fiction Magic: In Love is here! When Tessa met Austin it was not love at first sight. Two weeks in and she’d finally been scheduled the dinner rush (groan) and placed on the fry baskets (double groan). The intake of orders had slowed for like a second when this tall, unknown co-worker wearing a … Continue reading When Tessa Met Austin
Leah Novel as a Recipe
Always keeping the novel simmering on the writer stovetop In my writing community’s slack, we have a channel called “daily accountability” where character/novel prompts are posted. There was one posted the other day to write our novel like a recipe. It was inspired by the fabulous Catie O’Neill, author and friend, who loves cooking in … Continue reading Leah Novel as a Recipe
What I Read // Fall 2024 Edition
Books I Read during the months of September, October, and November Our fall season consisted of home adventures. [Excuse me while I rifle through my digital memory to jog my brain about what we did this season. Aww Substack has photos. There we go!] Wow! In September I started drafting my Leah Novel again. October … Continue reading What I Read // Fall 2024 Edition
Top Hats & Trolls
This world of Kai at The DND Ranch is vying to be a much longer story 🙂 When they pulled into the parking lot, Darlene looked them all over one more time. “My guys sure do clean up nicely,” she said, straightening Nathan’s black silk top hat. “Thanks Mom, you don’t look to bad yourself,” … Continue reading Top Hats & Trolls
Denim & Dragons
This one might be one of my favorites! Maybe one day it'll turn into something longer. Kai tugged on her jeans and scooped her crumpled hoodie up off the floor. The house was still asleep as she made her way down the hall, down the stairs, and out the front door. The morning air washed … Continue reading Denim & Dragons
Mrs. Writer 