• Painting

    The Artist’s paintings are beautiful, enchanting, and ever so real. Churning blue waves crashing on a rocky shore—so real you can hear the waves. Painting and the experience of being an artist, embracing that talent, is a flowing undercurrent of The Mark of the Artist. So, you may wonder, since she writes so much about…

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    Vacation, Reading, and Short Story News

    How’s everyone’s Summer going? I cannot believe that it’s already mid-way through. Time for an update! How I Spent My Summer Vacation We escaped to the coast last week on a trip to Santa Cruz.  Oh, how I love the ocean! Feels like a slice of Heaven being by the waves, in the sand. I…

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    Sage Writing Wisdom

    Writers: Do you have a favorite book on writing? I’m not talking about your old MLA handbook or that copy of Writing with a Purpose you kept from college (uhh, no I don’t have those books on my bookshelf still…). I mean one of those inspirational, tips and tricks, take my advice, you got this…

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    Hello Summer

    Just a quick Hello to Summer as today’s the Summer Solstice which means, whoo hoo, it’s officially Summer (can I say Summer again?) 🌞 I hope that everyone out there reading this is having a wonderful day, enjoying the Sun, the Beach, the woods, the lake, the city park, or where ever you go to…

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    School’s Out! Time to Read!

    Like I mentioned before, the kiddos and I are doing a Summer Reading challenge through our local library and we hit the ground running! 📘 Together we read Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell which was a favorite of mine in elementary school. And both of them picked out books to read on…

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    Summer Reading and Giveaway

    Ah, sweet summer! Flip-flops and Summer Reading here we go! As a celebration of my favorite season, I’m doing a little something special for all the summer readers out there. More on that in a bit. 😎 Summer Reading Challenge Both the kiddos wanted to sign up for the local library’s Summer Reading Challenge and…