Narratives & News
Stories about creativity, writing, and life's adventures.
Reflecting on Nanowrimo 2024
This year was vastly different than previous years because not only did I hit my targets and to almost complete the first draft of a new novel.
Creating the Family Adventure Journal
Our adventure stories were born, eventually evolving into a collection that we now proudly call our family adventure journal!
Exploration Adventure – The Angel Oak Adventure
There are places that just exude a sense of wonder, they spark the imagination. The ancient tree spread out above as you can feel the weight of time.
The Aroma of Inspiration: Influence on Artistic Expression
Coffee shops are the quintessential Third Places, providing an environment where creativity flourishes and artistic expression is nurtured.
Exploration Adventure
Connecting our kids with what we are exploring by creating small stories that will drive their imagination and get them in the adventuring mindset.
AI Comparative Analysis: MidJourney vs. Adobe Firefly
Seeking innovative tools that enhance their creative processes, MidJourney and Adobe Firefly are two AI tools that cater to the needs of digital artists.
NaNoWriMo 2023 Kickoff
The beginning has come, time to write and write and write some more! This year, I have made some goals to ensure that I am staying on track and on target.
Preptober 2023 Final Report
The leaves have started to change color and fall. They pile upon the ground as the words flow out of my mind and into the twisting avenues of my story world.
Preptober 2023 Progress Week 2-4
As we draw near to the end of Preptober activities, I am left with the question, Am I Ready for this? Let's journey together as we prepare for NaNoWriMo!
Preptober 2023 Progress Week 1
Preptober Week 1 Progress Update
Exploring Local Caves/Caverns
Have you ever experienced total darkness? Delved into the deep places of the earth to see what natural wonders exist?
The Adventure Series
These adventures are geared towards sparking interest and love for the natural world and seeking out knowledge and experiences that can't be found digitally.
2023 New Years Goals in Creativity
Goals are now set, we are getting ready to kick this year off in style and it is time to start working towards those first set of milestone targets.
2022, A Year in Review
Each and every year, I sit down to do a final review of what happened and determine how I want to improve in the year to come.
National Novel Writing Month Kickoff
30 days …. What could you possibly do in thirty days? Quite a lot, it would seem. We have a goal of at least 50,000 words, which is about 1,667 words a day.
Preptober: Week 4 – The Resolve
Coming to the close of Preptober, you have high-level details of your story, sketches of your characters, their development path, and outline of the storyline.
Preptober: Week 3 – The Realization
Wrapping up and the realization of the extent of the task in front of you is starting to set in. You may be thinking about how much you need to do.
Preptober: Week 2 – The Awakening
This week was all about setting up your game plan and getting the bare-bones in place so that you can continue to expand on the different aspects of the story.
Preptober : Week 1 – The Excitement
Closing out Preptober Week 1 and we are already seeing positive traction in moving our story from concept closer to reality. The excitement is intense!
Rock and Gemstone Hunting
Searching for signs of gemstone presence was more difficult than I had expected. As a first foray into Rock Hounding, i would consider it a success.
Life and All of its surprises
Getting back into the groove of posting content after having our second child, here are a few items that have kept us busy so far…
Halloween Project – Cauldrons
Every year around this time, you see people being creative in the type of decorations that they employ to generate the atmosphere for the Halloween traditions.
Immersive Van Gogh Art Exhibit
Pain is easy to portray, but to use your passion and pain to portray the ecstasy and joy and magnificence of our world, no one had ever done it before.
Story Prompt #16
Cursed to experience the "perfect" day, you find that you have to repeat each day until it is. After completing several weeks of this, you realize that the…