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02 Dec Finding Redemption Amidst the Shadows

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Observing others interact, people watching, eavesdropping on conversations and documenting it all—often day-dreaming and creating an entire story or fictional dialogue from snippets I was able to capture in those quiet moments...

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10 Sep Behold: I AM

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I do not profess to be a leader A teacher, nor a prophet; I am not a god, although I embraced my inner goddess centuries ago...

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Instagram post 2243757578045927719_1081177585 You know you're getting old when your favorite gift of the year is a pair of readers 🤣 Happy 43rd birthday to me ❣
Instagram post 2243741207191033003_1081177585 𝙱𝙾𝙾𝙺 𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙸𝙴𝚆. 𝙽𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙷 𝙷𝙾𝚄𝚂𝙴 𝙱𝚈 𝙻𝙴𝙸𝙶𝙷 𝙱𝙰𝚁𝙳𝚄𝙶𝙾 | 𝙼𝙰𝚁𝚈 𝚁𝙾𝙶𝙴𝚁𝚂 𝙶𝙻𝙾𝚆𝙲𝚉𝚆𝚂𝙺𝙸𝙴 | 𝚆𝙾𝙾𝙳𝚂 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝚆𝙰𝙽𝙳𝙴𝚁 𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙺 𝙸𝙽 𝙱𝙸𝙾. 📸 @bookishhoneybee
Instagram post 2242371694811742175_1081177585 𝙱𝙾𝙾𝙺 𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙸𝙴𝚆. 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙰𝙻𝙻 𝚂𝙾𝚄𝙻𝚂 𝚃𝚁𝙸𝙻𝙾𝙶𝚈 𝙱𝚈 𝙳𝙴𝙱𝙾𝚁𝙰𝙷 𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙺𝙽𝙴𝚂𝚂 | 𝙼𝙰𝚁𝚈 𝚁𝙾𝙶𝙴𝚁𝚂 𝙶𝙻𝙾𝚆𝙲𝚉𝚆𝚂𝙺𝙸𝙴 | 𝚆𝙾𝙾𝙳𝚂 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝚆𝙰𝙽𝙳𝙴𝚁 𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙺 𝙸𝙽 𝙱𝙸𝙾. 📸 @dlgillis20
Instagram post 2239368572315107968_1081177585 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙲𝚁𝙾𝚆𝙽 👑 I've been binge-watching this show on Netflix (all 3 seasons) and have really been enjoying studying the history of Queen Elizabeth II. And I can say, with confidence, that the show is historically accurate and follows real events very closely. If you enjoy historical dramas, I highly recommend giving this show a watch. I've also now decided to start using terms like loo & telly in my everyday conversations because I enjoy they way they roll off my tongue. I'm also even more committed to relearning French (I took 2 years in Junior High and 2 years in High School)... - 𝙾𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚅𝙸𝙴𝚆 Based on an award-winning play ("The Audience") by showrunner Peter Morgan, this lavish, Netflix-original drama chronicles the life of Queen Elizabeth II from the 1940s to modern times. The series begins with an inside look at the early reign of the queen, who ascended the throne at age 25 after the death of her father, King George VI. As the decades pass, personal intrigues, romances, and political rivalries are revealed that played a big role in events that shaped the later years of the 20th century.
Instagram post 2233598977574921515_1081177585 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝙻𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚂𝚘𝚞𝚕 𝒂 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 🥀 "𝑰'𝒗𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕. 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒍, 𝑰'𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒖𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓, 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆. 𝑺𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒔𝒐, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒖𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒚 𝒃𝒂𝒈𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆. 𝑳𝒆𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒎𝒆, 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒎𝒆, 𝒎𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒎𝒆, 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒆 𝒎𝒆 - 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆." - 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑹𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑮𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒄𝒛𝒘𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒆 𝙱𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙸 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎...
Instagram post 2227881186095985136_1081177585 𝚆𝙸𝙽𝙴 𝙲𝙾𝙽𝙽𝙾𝙸𝚂𝚂𝙴𝚄𝚁'𝚂 𝑹𝒆𝒅 𝑾𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 Let me begin by prefacing, I am not really a drinker. And definitely don't know my wines. In fact, due to high sulfates, I usually end up with a headache or feeling hungover after just one glass. I do alright with whites and my favorite is moscato. However, of late, I've been really wanting to find a nice red. Maybe it's because I've been reading so much archaic vampire lore. Or maybe it's the studying of old Oxford and London where wine and whiskey seemed to be the preferred drink, outside of ale? So, anyway, last night I picked up a bottle of Francis Coppola's Diamond Collection Merlot. No headaches and no hangover. I was drawn to it's description which promised to be, "bursting with extravagant plum and blackberry flavors framed by rich, toasty oak shadings. Intense aromatics of raspberry and blueberry lead to flavors of crushed berries, and vanilla - wrapped up in a soft, smooth tannin structure." However, I found the flavors to be quite harsh for my liking and I couldn't wait to clean my pallet afterwards. Knowing all of this, is there a red you would recommend for me? And should I have started with a cabernet instead of merlot? Is there a specific winery or brand that is preferred? Also, should reds be chilled or served room temperature?
Instagram post 2226321886972017270_1081177585 𝙼𝚈 𝙻𝙰𝚃𝙴𝚂𝚃 𝙾𝙽 𝙼𝙴𝙳𝙸𝚄𝙼. 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙴𝙽𝙲𝙷𝙰𝙽𝚃𝙴𝙳 𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙴𝚂𝚃 | 𝙼𝙰𝚁𝚈 𝚁𝙾𝙶𝙴𝚁𝚂 𝙶𝙻𝙾𝚆𝙲𝚉𝚆𝚂𝙺𝙸𝙴 | 𝙼𝙴𝙳𝙸𝚄𝙼 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒊𝒐
Instagram post 2224920727004645714_1081177585 𝙱𝙾𝙾𝙺 𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙸𝙴𝚆. 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙽𝙸𝙶𝙷𝚃 𝙲𝙸𝚁𝙲𝚄𝚂 𝙱𝚈 𝙴𝚁𝙸𝙽 𝙼𝙾𝚁𝙶𝙴𝙽𝚂𝚃𝙴𝚁𝙽 | Mary Rogers Glowczwskie | 𝚆𝙾𝙾𝙳𝚂 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝚆𝙰𝙽𝙳𝙴𝚁 Link in bio. 📸 @fabledphantoms
Instagram post 2224342932444743458_1081177585 𝙱𝙾𝙾𝙺 𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙸𝙴𝚆. 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚂𝚃𝙰𝚁𝙻𝙴𝚂𝚂 𝚂𝙴𝙰 𝙱𝚈 𝙴𝚁𝙸𝙽 𝙼𝙾𝚁𝙶𝙴𝙽𝚂𝚃𝙴𝚁𝙽 | Mary Rogers Glowczwskie | 𝚆𝙾𝙾𝙳𝚂 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝚆𝙰𝙽𝙳𝙴𝚁 Link in bio 📸 @amanda.the.bookish
Instagram post 2223716910586157576_1081177585 𝚆𝙾𝙾𝙳𝚂 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝚆𝙰𝙽𝙳𝙴𝚁 𝒘𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒎𝒑 | 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒐𝒏 I am very excited to be giving my website a refresh that is more aligned with all the things I'm currently working on. Namely, book reviews. While I still plan to share personal blogs about my life and writings, I will be focusing on giving some very personal and honest reviews. As always, if you're looking for more of my fictional writings, the majority of that can be found on Medium. https://woodsandwander.com/ 📸 Dream, Artist Unknown
Instagram post 2222702527709987182_1081177585 𝙽𝙴𝚆 𝙶𝙾𝙰𝙻: 𝙱𝙴𝙲𝙾𝙼𝙴 𝙰 𝙿𝙰𝙸𝙳 𝙰𝚁𝙲 𝚁𝙴𝙰𝙳𝙴𝚁 I just applied at a few places but want to start putting the word out there. If you know an author or a publisher who is looking for an ARC Reader/Partner, here I am ❣ 📸 Another rainy day full of words, tea, writing, and leaves.
Instagram post 2222011240392434554_1081177585 "A child points, and is taught a word. Tree. Later, he learns to distinguish this tree from all the others. He learns its particular name. He plays under the tree. He dances around it. Stands beneath its branches, for shade or shelter. He kisses under it, he sleeps under it, he weds under it. He marches past it on his way to war, and limps back past it on his journey home. A king is said to have hidden in this tree. A spirit may dwell within its bark. Its distinctive leaves are carved onto the tombs and monuments of his landlords. Its wood might have built the galleons that saved his ancestors from invasion. And all this, the general and the specific, the national and the personal, all this, he knows, and feels, and summons, somehow, however faintly, with the utterance of a single sound. Oak. Saxon word. Proto-Germanic. Cognates in Old Norse. Eik. Language is never nonsense. Language is meaning. History. Layer upon layer upon layer. And a word without meaning is what? Merely a sound." - Professor Wright, Tolkien
Instagram post 2220572571362183281_1081177585 𝚁𝙰𝙸𝙽𝚈 𝙳𝙰𝚈 𝚅𝙸𝙱𝙴𝚂 🥀 𝚃𝙾𝙳𝙰𝚈'𝚂 𝙻𝙸𝚂𝚃 𝙾𝙵 𝙻𝙾𝚅𝙴: 𝟷. 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊 𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚎 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚊𝚗 𝚒𝚗𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚢 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚗 𝚒𝚗𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚗 - 𝚊 𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚏, 𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚎𝚖𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗, 𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚎, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎. 𝟸. 𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚑-𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚑 𝚕𝚎𝚐 𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙾𝙼𝙶 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚎. 𝟹. 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚊 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚔𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝙸 𝚗𝚘 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚈𝚃𝙷𝙸𝙽𝙶. 𝙸𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚍, 𝙸'𝚟𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚣𝚎 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚖𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝙸 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚌 𝚘𝚏 𝚠𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚞𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚜𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚌 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝟺. 𝙸'𝚟𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚟𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚗𝚘 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝚖𝚢 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚛𝚗. 𝙸 𝚗𝚘 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚊 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚛𝚐𝚞𝚎, 𝚍𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚗𝚍, 𝚘𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚎. 𝚃𝚁𝚄𝚃𝙷 𝚒𝚜 𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝙿𝚎𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚝 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 - 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚑 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚜 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚠𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝚠𝚎 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚒𝚜 𝚃𝚁𝚄𝚃𝙷. 𝙸𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚍, 𝙸'𝚖 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏-𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚌 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝. 𝙾𝚞𝚛 "𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚜" 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚋𝚒𝚊𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚞𝚖𝚊, 𝚎𝚝𝚌. 𝚆𝚎 𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚜𝚎𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚟𝚊𝚛𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚎 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚍𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢. 𝚆𝙷𝙰𝚃 𝙷𝙰𝚅𝙴 𝚈𝙾𝚄 𝚁𝙴𝙲𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙻𝚈 𝙳𝙸𝚂𝙲𝙾𝚅𝙴𝚁𝙴𝙳 𝙰𝙱𝙾𝚄𝚃 𝚈𝙾𝚄𝚁𝚂𝙴𝙻𝙵?
Instagram post 2220111409164142927_1081177585 Yeah. It was that kind of Sunday ❣ 📸 My sweet fur-baby, Kiska 🐾 I woke her up when I took the 1st picture.
Instagram post 2219104231238281604_1081177585 Conception. I've been visioning - dreaming. I don't know how or when or where. What I do know is that each time I write this out in my dream journal (as it is literally haunting me, night after night), my pulse quickens and I have to take a moment to catch my breath. So many amazing creative writing workshops and literary gatherings echoing through my heart. Oxford meets Transylvania meets New Orleans meets 19th century London. @Anne Rice meets @Erin Morgenstern. [Yeah. I've been fan-girling, hard]. Gothic. Dark. Macabre. Fantasy. Myth. Fairytale. Art. Eroticism. Literary Costumes. Champagne. A book reading. Speak Easy meets Burlesque. Treasure hunts built around verse and prose and weird oddities. [Because I tend to live on the dark side of the moon]. But. I'm currently elbows deep in the writing process - working on 5 different writing projects, simultaneously. [I must be mad. But all the best one's are]. I'm honoring my health and surrendering to the symptoms of my diagnosis (as it shifts and differs day by day). So for now - the idea lays in want in the dark underbelly of the richness of life. Gestation. - Also, newest idea that I am REALLY hoping someone, somewhere decides to create: A haunted house of sorts, depicted by literature and art. Example: one installation could be the torment of Vincent van Gogh (before he cuts his ear off). Maybe a rendition of Sylvia Plath's, 'The Bell Jar.' Edgar Allen Poe's, 'A Tell-Tale Heart.' With a ton of Charles Dickens's ghosts walking around. Or a Costume party themed around the Norns & Moirai as they weave our fates. A masquerade ball with all the fashion of the roaring '20s. I also want to explore a lot more theater and theatrical experiences like Cirque de Soleil this year (but that's another topic completely). 📸@blackwoodcastle Red Room
Instagram post 2216987533278196602_1081177585 "Sometimes writing is spoken of as if it is a ravishingly intense thing, a great descent into darkness, all angst and whiskey, burning candles and bruised lips and unrequited love. And we may wonder where that leaves us if we have just twenty minutes and a cooling cup of coffee and a chronically ill body that does not comply with the assumed sexiness of the writerly ways. And sometimes writing is held as this really set apart thing that academic elitists get to do in their ivory towers, going away to do nothing but write for days on end with no distractions, which sounds amazing; just not what many of us know as real life, so we sort of wonder if there is a place or space for us in the tumble of all the things that make up a day. And sometimes writing is swathed in language of mysticism and spirituality, words of wisdom, hidden doors that lead to special chambers only those on the inside can ever know, and those of secular folx are left with our bowls of Frosted Flakes and wondering if maybe it really is okay to just be in this moment where you watched the sun make shadow patterns against the wall and dip into floor and it occurred to you “I am not trying to get anywhere else but right here” and there were all these broken things and all these aching still moments of ordinary and these all added up were your life. And sometimes writing is spoken of as if we must wait and court the muse, bolts of inspiration coming from some place beyond ourselves, or we must bleed out all our deepest secrets and terrible stories onto the page as if to confirm our status as a real writer with worthy subject matter. And sometimes we do have a story in us, and to not speak it poisons us, and so we find the words to say it, to let it live outside us, free to set it down. But it is also true that such ideas can isolate and alienate. It can come to manufacture false urgency and foster inspiration porn as a primary food group. I’m here for writing our days, writing the sublime ordinary. the lushness of slowing down and showing up, writing as a way of paying attention which is also love..." - Isabel Faith Abbott
Instagram post 2216905048515357603_1081177585 One of the stories I am working on (that may or may not become a novel - it really depends on word count and where the story takes me) is about 5 college friends who travel from Savannah, Georgia to the Belle Grove Plantation in Iberville Parish, Louisiana (which now lays in ruins) for a paranormal adventure. [And of course they will be traveling by train]. As a natural born seeker, this is one of my favorite pieces of writing: 𝚁𝙴𝚂𝙴𝙰𝚁𝙲𝙷𝙸𝙽𝙶. - 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙱𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎 𝙶𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝙿𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚒𝚗 𝙸𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎 𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚑, 𝙻𝚘𝚞𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚊𝚗𝚊 This plantation was owned by sugar planter, John Andrews, and was built in the 1850's. It was completed 4 years before the Civil War. The home included 75 rooms, including a jail cell - and the house was completely destroyed by a fire in 1952. There are over a century of tales to tell. I'm now searching vital records to see if I can locate history in regards to residents and slaves. I want to be able to weave in their truth, their history, and their voices in the narrative. Life back then was cruel and inhumane and I want to share their tales. Their stories deserve to be told - to be revered and honored. I also am hoping to show the complexity of privilege in modern day by comparing what life was like in the 1800's versus now. History speaks in ways that just can't be ignored. 📸 The Belle Grove Plantation in Iberville Parish, LA
Instagram post 2215505276472410437_1081177585 This morning I am honoring my mental health. I have an early morning appointment with my psychiatrist. The remainder of the day is reserved for reading, writing, tea, and rest. [Also - I believe in the Oxford Comma 😘]. Maybe I will even lose myself in a cooking meditation of sorts. It's a different kind of artistry that soothes my nerves and nourishes my body and soul. What are your plans for the day?
Instagram post 2214898906387738213_1081177585 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟶 𝚆𝙸𝙻𝙻 𝙱𝙴 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚈𝙴𝙰𝚁 𝙸 𝙵𝙸𝙽𝙰𝙻𝙻𝚈 𝙷𝙸𝚃 𝙿𝚄𝙱𝙻𝙸𝚂𝙷 ❣ 𝙸'𝚖 𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝟻 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜. 𝙰𝚝 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝟸 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚙𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟹 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚜. 𝙸 𝚠𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚒𝚏 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔 𝚘𝚗 𝚜𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚕 𝚊𝚝 𝚊 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚏 𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚊𝚝 𝚊 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎? 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜? - 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙸'𝚖 𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚗: 𝟷. 𝙰𝚜𝚒𝚛𝚊 | 𝙱𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝙾𝚗𝚎 | 𝙼𝚊𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚗: 𝙰 𝚈𝙰 𝙵𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 𝙵𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚊 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚐 𝚅ö𝚕𝚟𝚊 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛. 𝙸𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚎𝚗𝚓𝚘𝚢𝚎𝚍 𝙼𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝙰𝚟𝚊𝚕𝚘𝚗, 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊 𝚜𝚒𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚊𝚛 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚒𝚝'𝚜 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚎𝚙𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝙽𝚘𝚛𝚜𝚎 𝚖𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚐𝚢. 𝟸. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚆𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚁𝚊𝚋𝚋𝚒𝚝: 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚛𝚊𝚋𝚋𝚒𝚝 (𝚙𝚛𝚎-𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚎) 𝚊𝚜 𝚑𝚎 𝚓𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚢𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎. 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚆𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚍. 𝟹. 𝙿𝚒𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝙼𝚎: 𝙼𝚢 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚘𝚒𝚛 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚠𝚒𝚜𝚝. 𝟺. 𝙳𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖 𝚆𝚎𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚛: 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚜 𝚠𝚎𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍. 𝙸𝚝 𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚕𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚜 𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖 𝚠𝚎𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜, 𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖 𝚔𝚎𝚎𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚔𝚎𝚎𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚏𝚊𝚝𝚎. 𝙸 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚜𝚊𝚢 𝚒𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚘𝚏 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚂𝚎𝚊 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚃𝚎𝚗 𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚜𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙳𝚘𝚘𝚛𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝙹𝚊𝚗𝚞𝚊𝚛𝚢. [𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚋𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚕 𝙼𝚊𝚢 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟶]. 𝟻. 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚐𝚘: 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚊 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚊 𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚙 𝚘𝚏 𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚍𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚕 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚒𝚗 𝙽𝚎𝚠 𝙾𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚗 𝚜𝚞𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚛 𝚟𝚊𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. - 𝚆𝙷𝙰𝚃 𝙰𝚁𝙴 𝚈𝙾𝚄 𝙲𝚄𝚁𝚁𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙻𝚈 𝚆𝙾𝚁𝙺𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙾𝙽? 📸 @goscribbler
Instagram post 2214057899572193376_1081177585 𝚆𝚁𝙸𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝙵𝚁𝙸𝙴𝙽𝙳𝚂 🖋 - 𝙷𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚜𝚞𝚋𝚖𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚠𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚙𝚊𝚍? - 𝙷𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚊 𝚙𝚊𝚒𝚍 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚛? - 𝙸𝚏 𝚜𝚘, 𝙷𝚘𝚠 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚞𝚋𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚍𝚒𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚙𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚍 𝚞𝚙? - 𝙰𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚙𝚊𝚒𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚠𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚙𝚊𝚍 𝚘𝚛 𝚋𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚍𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚜? - 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚢𝚙𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚙𝚊𝚢 𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎? - I'm currently writing a short story about dream weavers, dream keepers, and the fates as determined by the Norns (or Moirai) in the dreamtime. I typically 𝙾𝙽𝙻𝚈 submit to paid publications as this 𝙸𝚂 my 𝙾𝙽𝙻𝚈 source of income. However, I am also looking at outreach and ways to grow readers. I'm debating whether to submit this story on wattpad - or to go my normal route. Would you recommend writing on wattpad? Why or why not? Thank you, in advance, for sharing your experience with me. 📸 Eileen Sorg
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