Alaska to Florida Adventure: Days 5 & 6 The historic area on the other side of the Canadian-US border opened up to a impeccably flat farming landscape (easily the greenest place I'd ever seen). Megan called her relatives and after getting turned around (and greeting a bunch of cows His Highness mistook for giant dogs that … Continue reading The Green Queen
My Art Style’s Evolution
When I was a little girl, I drew exclusively with #2 pencil on notebook or computer paper. I had zero art software. My family had been slow on the computer acquisition thing (we used a typewriter through middle school, 1998-2000) and there were a lot of us kids so, once we bought a computer, we couldn't use … Continue reading My Art Style’s Evolution
Our Itty Bitty Logbook
Megan and I used a tiny blue notebook to keep track of times we saw animals and reached places between Fairbanks, AK, and Bellingham, WA. We didn't have a plan about what we wanted to record, we just wrote down stuff as it happened. Looking at the little book after a year, we laughed. We could see the steady drop in our sanity, focus and willingness … Continue reading Our Itty Bitty Logbook
The Swedish Bakery & Some Luxurious Bees
Alaska to Florida Adventure: Days 3 & 4 If you've been following along, you know my best friend and I magically made it from Fairbanks, AK, to British Columbia without any major mishaps. The weather was still gorgeous, His Highness hadn't escaped to play with nature, the car worked and we had plenty of sustenance (our stash: … Continue reading The Swedish Bakery & Some Luxurious Bees
Lessons in Writing from Improv Comedy
I once read that being a fiction writer is like being a schizophrenic actor because authors can play multiple people in a single scene each with distinct personalities, speech patterns and emotional states without letting them blur into one another. The simile made me smile. Growing up as a shy kid, I'd never had an interest in acting aside … Continue reading Lessons in Writing from Improv Comedy
Night Vale’s Corridor
Alaska to Florida Adventure: Day 2 May 19, 2015 - 1:58AM Yukon Territory Through the darkness the highway smoothed out and light posts appeared intermittently, enabling us to pick up speed and finally reach Whitehorse. Reluctant to stray far from the deserted main road, we swung into a sleepy Walmart and parked among a dozen or so other … Continue reading Night Vale’s Corridor
Summer 2016 Projects
I have two projects that I am determined to complete before the fall semester begins: My first novel-length work of fiction Vol. 1 of a graphic novel series I can't work on one story at a time. I absolutely need 2 rolling at once. This way, when I need a break from one, I can switch to … Continue reading Summer 2016 Projects
The Imaginary Night Zoo
Alaska to Florida Adventure: Day 0 After five years of living in Alaska and one year of calling it home, my best friend decided to return to Florida! Megan sent most of her belongings ahead via mail to family in Florida however we still somehow had an assortment of randomness that needed to be crammed into the … Continue reading The Imaginary Night Zoo
Road Trip Manifesto: Go Big or Don’t Go
This month is the 1-year anniversary of Summer Road Trip 2015: Alaska to Florida (yes, road trip as in driving). That thing was nuts. My best friend was moving back down here to Florida and the arrangement with her travel companion fell through; I didn’t have any summer classes lined up so I thought, “What … Continue reading Road Trip Manifesto: Go Big or Don’t Go
My Next Journey Begins!
Guess what? It’s story time! Or rather, it will be very soon. Storytelling is fun—whether it’s about imaginary people or outrageous stuff that happens in real life. Adventures with friends are my favorite kinds of stories and I aim to share a whole mess of them. This month is the 1-year anniversary of Summer Road Trip … Continue reading My Next Journey Begins!
