Of Death and Life Twenty-one years ago my husband of twenty-five years was dying, paralyzed by metastasized brain cancer. I stood at the open window of our bedroom on a glorious day in May, listening to the birds and looking … Continue reading
March is National Craft Month…and National Womens Month and … Writing is an Art. It’s also a craft. Gather your tools. A laptop, cup of tea or coffee. A glass with some pencils and pens. A pretty vase of spring … Continue reading
From snowless Denver: Where is Winter? I pretty much missed the past two months. Thanksgiving and Christmas were a blur and January the same. I did get a little bit of writing done, even if it was only one word … Continue reading
WindRunner – Book IIThe Dragon’s Children The veil between the worlds thins at Samhain, our Hallow E’en – Hallowed Evening. The ending of the year in ancient times brings a close to all of the hard work that has gone … Continue reading
The full Harvest Moon or Corn Moon has risen. It’s a time to start winding down summer and beginning the rituals of Fall. School used to start after Labor Day. This COVID year especially, we all need to escape into … Continue reading
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Winners and finalists from The Colorado Authors League 79th Writing Contest are encouraged to donate their books to the Little Libraries located around Colorado. I donated WindRunner and Red Dragon’s Keep to the Aurora Little Library at the Expo Rec … Continue reading
WindRunner – Book IIThe Dragon’s Children Local Aurora author Natli VanDerWerken has written another award-winning book. Her second book in the five-book series The Dragon’s Children is one of three finalists in the Colorado Authors League 79th Writing Contest. WindRunner … Continue reading
“WindRunner” is a finalist in the Science Fiction category along with Todd Fahnestock for “The Undying Man” and M.H. Boroson for “The Girl with No Face. I’m in quite prestigious company! The winner is M.H. Boroson for “The Girl with … Continue reading
Book 2 in the Epic Fantasy Series “The Dragon’s Children” “WindRunner” – Book 2 in my series “The Dragon’s Children” – is a finalist in the Colorado Authors League Writing Contest. It’s in the Science Fiction category along with two other … Continue reading
Does anyone think that time is moving too fast? It was January a moment ago and now it’s March! Where did February go? I probably should look up from writing occasionally and check the date. I had a wonderful time … Continue reading
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