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October 2023 Woodland Amble (Part 1: Leaves)

I actually took my DSLR with me on a couple of walks this past weekend, and look at this. Instead of leaving the images for millenia on the memory card, I picked my favorites and put them here for ...

Almond Apple Crumb Cake and other seasonal treats

Dear ones,

As always my intentions are off from my delivery. This month, I’d planned a pile of things, which were canceled for a terrible cold that kept hanging on. Nearly four weeks, and t...

State of the Union... or at least of the Cole

Hey friends, a quick update, unedited, so you know where I'm at. Maybe I'll do more of these?

Kiddo has started preschool. This means I get a couple of hours Wednesday and Friday mornings. I'...

New Fiction: (Unnamed, part one: Frenchy)

“That’s my name.” I said.

“I know.” Frenchy replied.

“You used my name?” I boggled mildly.

“Yep.” said Frenchy.

“You used my name.” I said uselessly. 2023-09-18 19:32:35 +0000 UTC View Post

In Case You Missed It!

I have stopped charging for my creative content! That does not mean I do not deserve to be compensated, but rather, I acknowledge that the place I'm at in my life means I cannot pr...

The Inventor (Fiction)

"You Americans have so many things that do just one thing." Bjaran criticized, and Sofi grimaced inwardly at the way they referred to all humans as Americans. "You have so much space for so many si...

Thread of thoughts

https://fabricnfiction.wordpress.com/2018/01/31/tutorial-thread-shirt-buttons/...

Rest and Digest (rebroadcast)

(I’m trying yet again to post this brief update. I’m flaky enough without Patreon adding to the process!)

This past weekend, the whole fam loaded up in the car and pitched out to a lodge ...

I’m trying, y’all… but it won’t let me update.

I spent some time on this, but not THAT much.

GETTING IT DONE!

(Those of you who are FB friends with me may have already seen this, so I'm going to try to fill it in some, because ooof, I've been absent!)

1. Convergence Grid was submitted on Sat...

Fiction: All Her Limbs

We came upon the statue in the middle of the forest, there at the base of the mountains. I say statue, but don't misunderstand- the size of it was stunning, horrific, gobsmacking, confusing when we...

The Art of Not Giving Up

So, last post (a while ago, I know, I know) I wrote about being okay with giving up- I have so many projects that I've started and not finished, and it's healthy to be able to say: Nope. Done with ...

The Art of Quitting

I ditched the sewing project I was working on for a sewing challenge from the sewing website. I thought engaging in the challenge (pattern mixing) would keep me working on projects and my skills, b...

Ice Ice Babies

Hello Dear Ones,

I'm barely staying ahead of things these days, so of course I'm missing telling you about all the things!

Art Shanty Projects is open!

As you mig...

To sleep, perchance to dream

“Trying to sort out the timelines of the early 2000s. Making amends, something to do with big tympani drums and teeth and stripes of black paint pulled across the cheek.

He has become a dar...

What are you reading?

Hey y’all! Maybe it’s the earl grey talking, but I’m really excited about my reading stack right now. Not a lot of fiction or poetry on it, but everything is pretty appealing.

1. Seed S...

Is that so?

I surprised myself a bit today, throwing together a project submission for a call for artists that I received just today. It'd be a little like Ring Ring Poetry, but with a science and nature bent,...

Happy New Year's

Happy New Year's Day, dear ones.

Make ambitious resolutions and go at them full tilt. Life is short, and now is your chance to push reality in the direction of your dreams.

When you "fa...

On The Solstice

As is traditional, tonight I will visit you in your dreams. I may come to you in my true form, that of a blade of grass- just a small green thing in a sea of small green things that you cannot know...

A FINISHED PROJECT? In a reasonable timeline?

I'm as astonished as you are.

Look at that pattern matching! And it's FOR REAL finished. So what'...

No New Projects (lol)

My last post, I said something like, "I'm hoping to wind down for the year. No new projects, I said." And you know how that goes.

I’m working on a dress to wear out this weekend, I made a b...

Purrfect Tailoring

When I cut this pattern, I was a lot bigger than I am now. And so I sewed it up a bit tighter, but still it was too big (see winter pic), so it was always twisting or falling off. I took about an i...

My first muslin

For as many garments as I’ve sewn now, I’ve never made a muslin (a toile or a mock-up garment made in similar texture/weight/stretch to the intended final garment). Well, now I’m embarking on...

Beyond the Linear: Writing Uncommon Narratives

I've been taking a Zoom course with playwright Gemma Irish on writing uncommon narratives through Strike Theater*. It's been a pretty casual course, with a small number of students (just four of us...

Updated Tiers and Benefits!

Dear ones,

As much as I wanted to start a podcast, I can see that it's not happening at this point in my life. So we're going to just be really tidy and clean with the benefits, and you can a...

July 2022 Updates

Hello my neglected loves,

Summer has been busier for me than I'd anticipated, but let's be real. I've always got too many burners going, I'm always doing too much, and hopping from one projec...

Test run with the GoPro!

I’ve been playing with placement, so you may see some head movement, but I think I’m going to have a lot of fun with this.

What evening of the week should I do a reading?

A potential collaborator asked for links to  videos of readings I've done, and I was embarrassed that I didn't have much to share with them. So, let's do an online reading in the coming month....

Happy Birthday to Me (belatedly)

If you know me, you know I love biking. Long bike rides by myself are meditative- I'll start off frustrated with something, upset about something, just generally out of sorts, and half an hour of b...

Dear ones, Happy Poetry Month

I am behind on my posts, on my cleaning, on everything. I feel spring coming around the bend… any day now, but the false springs are causing some drag in my momentum. I had this intention of usin...