Photography
Toy Photography: The World Through Plastic Eyes
Mid-life crisis? Some might call it that. Letting go of one self-identity and exploring new things. Enter toy photography.
Fangirling
Total Eclipse of the Sun [Resources] – August 21, 2017
You may have heard there’s a total solar eclipse happening in August, visible in some parts of the United States. Want to know if it will be visible near you? Here are some handy resources for fellow astronomy fans. Total Solar Eclipse 2017 Resources The path through the U.S. with dates Read more…
Bigger on the Inside
Manzanar: Never Again to Anyone, Anywhere
It’s hard to put into words the thoughts and feelings that I experienced when I visited the historical site of the Manzanar Relocation Center. Manzanar is one of 10 relocation centers (or internment camp) where the United States forcibly imprisoned Japanese and Japanese-American citizens after the Japanese attack on Pearl Read more…
Writing
How to weave socio-political issues into fiction: One golden rule and three tips
The golden rule: The story is king Of course the story is king! It seems obvious, but sometimes authors get off track and climb onto a soapbox. If you’ve ever written a story and received feedback that it was “too preachy”, I have a few tips that might help. (Useful Read more…
How To
Tech Fix: When Windows is so far behind on updates that it won’t update anymore
I know that most people subscribed to my blog don’t care about this issue. I’m glad they don’t, because it’s not something I’d wish on anyone! Which is why I’m going to publish this fix, because if it helps someone else (like my post on how to make Scrivener display properly Read more…
Writing
Inspiration for Writers: Weird animals, places and history
Every once in a while during my online wanderings, I find a gold mine. Atlas Obscura is a collection of weird and interesting facts (people, places, inventions, animals, discoveries), sure to spark ideas in the writer’s brain. The posts are short and usually photo-rich, and you can even have a digest Read more…