Nothing pulls at your heartstrings like a baby's cry. I heard my son's cry before I could see him. The instant that sound pierced the air it suddenly became real for me. I had carried him for nine months, sure, but it wasn't until I heard his cry that I knew I was a parent.... Continue Reading →
"And then a strange calm fell over her and the snow and limbs were no longer obstacles. In this moment she became a part of the forest and avoided pitfalls and roots with ease. She felt free as the howling winds and the birds of prey that trailed them." -Wolfsbane's Daughter, A Wylder Tale Novella
February is underway and I've been doing my best to juggle baby + writing. Some real life updates include; my son likes to spit up all the time and look adorable while he does it. So while a part of me laments over the second outfit I've put on him, already ruined, the other melts... Continue Reading →
Three weeks ago my life was flip-turned upside down and I'd like to take a minute. Just sit right there. I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called...ah wait a sec. Let's rewind and continue after you check out THIS LINK. Had enough nostalgia? Awesome sauce, let's continue. I would love... Continue Reading →
Thanksgiving was spent with family here in our hundred year old farmhouse in the deep woods of Texas. I wish I could tell you I had a blast. A woman pregnant in her third trimester should be salivating at the very idea of this most glorious of food holidays. Unfortunately, I woke up early in the... Continue Reading →
Last night, in my attempt to tuck away more words for NaNoWriMo, I found myself struggling. I don’t know if it was the pressure to write, or the fact I’ve been preoccupied with other things lately (i.e. Craving Beauty Online Tour, having a baby next month, getting house ready for aforementioned baby, etc.) Whatever the... Continue Reading →
Life is a hot mess of personal trials and triumphs. Sometimes we don’t even notice the things around us and time breezes by like the blink of an eye. But other times, the harder days drag us through the mud. I won’t just talk about life or my own personal drama for long. I like... Continue Reading →
Some things I’ve learned in writing lately are to never presume, never expect and never relent. It’s easy to fall into that complacent place where you feel like you’ve won a great battle when you finish a story. Recently, I finished an original short story, the first thing I’ve truly accomplished writing-wise in months and... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone! For those of you who may have been wondering, no I'm not dead, maimed or seriously injured. I am, however, living in a house in the middle of the forest that is over a hundred years old. And while we have cable television, we have no internet access. Yes, there are still places... Continue Reading →
"I had to go back to the start and find a new path...and let me tell you, every memory I have of what came next, with very few exceptions, is painful. It was nothing but struggle. It was Sisyphus pushing that damn rock up the hill, only to have it roll back down again. I... Continue Reading →
Jennifer Silverwood 