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The Progeny: A Book Review
I recently had the honor of snagging an Advance Reader Copy of The Progeny (Descendants of the House of Bathory Book #1) by New York Times bestselling author Tosca Lee. I have been eagerly anticipating reading this book and it did not disappoint. I quickly fell in...
The Mysterious Stone Building
I had just finished a grand adventure. A friend and I went on the zipline course at Hawksnest Zipline. I can't even begin to tell you how amazing it was. We went on the easiest course because both us live with a chronic illness. Honestly, we didn't know if we'd be...
Wisconsin Farmland
The sky was clear and blue, decorated with a few light and wispy clouds. It was the perfect evening to chase the sunset. My favorite photography buddy (a.k.a. my mom) and I grabbed our gear and jumped in her Jeep Wrangler. We bounced along the back country roads in...
Lost in the Sahara (A Flashover Fiction Story)
Lori Roeleveld's Flashover Fiction Challenge accepted... The baked sand cracked and crumbled with each step she took. To the girl it felt just like breaking through the top layer of snow on a walk back home - except for the heat. Sweat dripped down her front and...
The Beautiful Solitude
There's a place with a grand story, a funny name, and a beautiful view. The Blowing Rock clings to the edge of a mountain overlooking a spectacular gorge filled with intense beauty and strange happenings. It's a place of legend, a place where the wind blows up and the...
The Courageous Sunrise
It was too early when the alarm on my phone chimed. Louder and louder it rang until I reached over and clumsily turned it off. I rolled over with a groan, stretching my stiff muscles. With a deep breath and a grumpy grunt I pushed myself out of bed and began to get...
Poppy Dreams
"Stop!" I yelled as I noticed the small pullover on the side of the road. My friend Erin slammed on the breaks and swerved to the right as her little blue Hyundai Elantra came to a bumpy and screeching halt. "Is Johnny okay?" I asked as my stomach dropped. Oh crud, I...
The Perfect Rose
There's a place unlike any other. A place that will take your breath away. A place that smells like heaven and looks like something out of a dream. This place is in the most unexpected, well, place. You will find Hamann Rose Garden along a busy multi-lane road. On the...
An Unexpected Stand
It was Christmas, all the local coffee shops were closed, and my dad and I needed a fix. I looked online and found a coffee shop in a neighboring town and off we went on a Christmas day adventure. The Jeep bounced along the old county road as we scanned the fields for...
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
It's hard to believe that Christmas is over and 2016 is almost upon us. I hope you had a wonderful and special Christmas! I've had a rough couple of months with my health and it was such a blessing to feel well enough to celebrate with family and friends. I was even...