by Josie Siler | Feb 19, 2016 | Behind the Photo Fridays, Photography
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...
by Josie Siler | Feb 17, 2016 | Flash Fiction & Short Stories
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...
by Josie Siler | Feb 12, 2016 | Behind the Photo Fridays, Photography
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...
by Josie Siler | Jan 29, 2016 | Behind the Photo Fridays, Photography
“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...
by Josie Siler | Jan 1, 2016 | Behind the Photo Fridays, Photography
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...