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Publishing News: The Keeper’s Choice

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the light in the lights

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they don’t labor, or toil or spin: thoughts from the teton crest trail

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Holy Week Reflections: Surprised by Joy

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Poem: The Redwood Seed

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someone call my therapist 💔 rip past me who did

someone call my therapist 💔
rip past me who didn’t know what I was signing up for

(also if you know you know why I chose this song) 😭😭

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Though the sibling bond between Eden and Parker ta

Though the sibling bond between Eden and Parker takes center stage in To Belong, there are many other relationships that will tug at your heartstrings weaved throughout the story- including the quietly tender and tragic one between Parker and his Mama, Lilith. 💗

He was the baby she didn’t plan for who became the son she didn’t know she needed.

When I stumbled across this audio, I immediately thought of them and thought I’d create a little reel in celebration of querying this project again!! Yay!

✨To Belong follows the struggles of siblings Parker and Eden Douglas, who fight to preserve their bond and heal from the wounds that led them to join the army and enter foster care after losing their parents and being separated from their home in Vermillion, South Dakota. ✨

Follow along for more inspo and (hopefully) publishing news for when you can read my book!

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“Trouble with mice is…you always kill ‘em.” -Of Mice and Men 👨🏻‍🌾🌿🐁

One of my goals for this year was to read a few more classics. Checked one off my last list week by completing Steinbecks’ Of Mice and Men and wow, this Novella is short but packs a powerful punch.

Of Mice and Men is a parable about what it means to be human… Steinbeck’s story of George and Lennie’s dream of owning their own ranch during the Great Depression and the obstacles that stand in their way reveal the nature of mankind, friendship, loneliness, dreams and dignity.

This is the story of Lennie, the mentally handicapped and seemingly gentle (but not so gentle) giant who makes George’s dream (his companion and caretaker) of owning his own ranch worthwhile while also becoming the greatest obstacle to achieving it.

If you’ve read this story then you know the tragic twist it takes. I felt very hollow after finishing it, sitting in my chair with a cup of tea, in the quiet. I didn’t cry- but I wanted to. And it was an emotion deep in my chest that almost spoke more to me of the authors talent than words written to incite tears would have.

Read this story if you want to feel something- but know that something will be a tight knot in your chest and a hollow pit in your gut.

Has anyone seen any of the film adaptations of this novella? I’m interested, but also not sure I could stomach it.

⚠️Content warnings: mentions of brothels and the activities that take place there, some cussing, violence, use of the n word

h a p p y s p r i n g 🌼🌿 wrote this poem a

h a p p y s p r i n g 🌼🌿

wrote this poem a couple years ago, but its sentiments still ring true- just like the reminder each spring that joy follows sorrow, light follows dark, thaw follows freeze.

Hold onto hope. It’s real- and it’s coming.

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Coffee and sunrise over the Tetons, 25 miles in th

Coffee and sunrise over the Tetons, 25 miles in the backcountry. A morning I’ll never forget. 🌄☕️
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Want to get lost in a collection of enchanted worl

Want to get lost in a collection of enchanted worlds, mythical creatures and extraordinary powers? And support indie authors at the same time? Consider purchasing IMAGININGS OF THE BEYOND-a collection of 9 short stories that delve into the realms of fantasy and magic- including my featured story titled-
THE KEEPERS CHOICE.🧚‍♀️🐦‍🔥🧙🏻‍♀️🦄🧞🐲

Perfect to read before bed each night or perhaps share with family around a campfire. 🔥🛌

Click the link in my bio to find out more! 😊

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a poem for your winter, while you’re waiting for

a poem for your winter, while you’re waiting for your spring ❄️🌸

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to know these stories is to know a part of me 🥹

to know these stories is to know a part of me 🥹💗 any that we share?
Let me know in the comments!

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which poem will you be sending to your valentine?

which poem will you be sending to your valentine? 😘💗💝💗💛💌❤️‍🔥💖💜💖🌹💐🥰

so grateful these words only scratch the surface of all the love within me. 🫶🏻

💗Happy love day! 💗

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what’s a book that surprised you and why?

what’s a book that surprised you and why?

Don’t mind me, just sobbing over this trend ever

Don’t mind me, just sobbing over this trend every time one pops on my feed... I feel so honored to read people’s stories, and I hope you learn something about me from mine. 💛

What would you tell yourself if you met the younger version of you for coffee?

This trend was inspired by a poem from the lovely @jennaececelia. Go check out her work if you want to be hit in the feels even harder!
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✨Exciting announcement!!✨ My short story “T

✨Exciting announcement!!✨

My short story “The Keeper’s Choice” has been published in the delightful anthology, IMAGININGS OF THE BEYOND, by Quinn and Quill Publishers and is available everywhere you can get e-books! 🐦‍🔥🧙🏻‍♀️🌿🌊🔥🫖

Swipe to read a blurb of my story, and get a feel for the aesthetic!

This is just one of a series of connected stories which I’m calling THE KEEPER CHRONICLES. These stories have been my first jab at fantasy, and though I’m definitely still learning the genre I’m proud of these characters and what they face together…. Anddd another one may be getting published here soon 👀

If you end up reading “The Keeper’s Choice”, let me know your thoughts and please leave a review for me and my fellow creatives!😊🤍

Question: Can you guess what THE KEEPERS CHOICE is?
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📖 2024 reading wrapped 📖 • 34 books •

📖 2024 reading wrapped 📖

• 34 books
• 10,115 pages
• Average rating = 3.2 ⭐️

Tbh, it wasn’t my best reading year, but grateful for the time I had to escape into stories and to heal and learn from words 🫶🏻

Currently building my list for 2025… give me one of your top reads to add!

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I woke up to the first morning of this New Year to

I woke up to the first morning of this New Year to find a blanket of snow on the ground.
Maybe it’s nothing. Just snow. Just Winter.
But it felt like a promise- of covering, and cleansing.

2024 was a year of tilling the ground, of hearts, of dreams, of hopes. Some days my labor felt in vain. Most days if I’m being honest.

I see the snow, and I am comforted, as it covers the earth- which feels like my efforts.

Does the magic and beauty of this blanket make the work I’ve done null? No, it protects it, keeps it, covers it.

After this year, I need covering. I want to hide.
I prepared the way- now I wait for the snow. It wasn’t perfect work, but I tried to be faithful. Though I failed, I got up again.

Thankful for this year. A new one feels daunting. But I know that it’s covered by grace.

2024, you were hard. You were good. You grew me. 2025, you are full of promise.

The falling snow means the ground has frozen, has died, has fallen asleep. But in the Spring it will be reborn. It will bloom. And so will I.

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it’s Christmas // . . . #poetrycommunity #poe

it’s Christmas //

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It’s aways beautiful finishing a book that feels

It’s aways beautiful finishing a book that feels like it has become apart of you in a small way. This was one of those books. 🫶🏻

Short, lyrical chapters, prayers and questions for reflection, this book teaches readers how to heal the father wound so many of us carry by learning to live in our heavenly father’s embrace.

Truly knowing God as Father can be difficult if you have a complicated relationship with your earthly father… this book provides rich insight into the grieving and healing process and how understanding the beautiful relationship between God the Father and the Son shows us how they long, through the Holy Spirit to bring each of us into their communion of love.

I will be reading this book again. It touched my heart deeply.

What’s a book that has become a part of you? Let me know in the comments ☺️

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been writing more, posting less. one day I’ll sh

been writing more, posting less.
one day I’ll share more again.

this year my heart has broken
over and over
yet only to grow wider,
it seems.

grief and gratitude
fight a war in my soul-
may gratitude
win in me.

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I’m backkkk… took a little break because elect

I’m backkkk… took a little break because election season was giving me stress. But today I woke up and felt like writing a poem so I turned to my pile of scribbles.

Liked today’s poem? Follow along for more as I take past scribbles of inspiration to piece together poetry! ✍🏻

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the flames may flicker but my fire still burns th

the flames may flicker
but my fire still burns
the night is long
but I’m friends with the light

Liked today’s poem? Follow along for more as I take past scribbles of inspiration to piece together poetry!

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just wanted to share a little something in light o

just wanted to share a little something in light of world mental health day.

as is the case with most social media users, for the most part, if you look at my page you’d see an aesthetic highlight reel. Maybe you’d see a person of faith, which I am. But that doesn’t mean I have days where my faith doesn’t waver.

I’ve probably struggled the most with my mental health this year than any other year thus far. There were so many days I wanted to skip, days of crying, questioning, wondering. But if I’d skipped those days, I wouldn’t have been here to see the sunrise over the Tetons, to drink coffee with my niece on scotchmans peak, to see a grizzly mama feed her cubs in the wild. I would have missed my down blanket that I fall asleep in each night, and the warm tender arms of my husband. I wouldn’t have read the Great Alone by Kristin Hannah or started writing poetry again. I wouldn’t have seen Needtobreathe in concert or gone on my solo hikes with God this Summer. I would have missed a hundred mornings biking to work. I would have never seen the northern lights.

The great mystery of life is that it’s both beautiful and ugly, redemptive and tragic, eternal and temporary. We see through a glass that is dim this side of heaven but one day we will see the truth clearly.

If you are anxious and afraid and desperate for answers of your own, I see you. You aren’t alone.

I hope you find the help you need if you’re in a dark place. A place you feel like you’ll never come out of. It takes time, so much time and honesty and effort, but healing is possible. You can climb back to the light. People will fail you, but they’ll also love you. God has a voice and he’s calling you.

Knock. Seek. Ask. Search.
All lights turned off can be turned on.

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