by Kristin | Oct 17, 2019 | Poetry, TBT Past Poetry
June 2004 Standing in the kitchen,I wiped away beads of sweat from my brow.The heat of the stove reached upCircling my head in an invisible halo. I continued to stir,Melting the chocolate.I breathed in the smell.Oh, how I love chocolate;Is there anything in the world...
by Kristin | Oct 11, 2019 | Micro Fiction, Writing Challenges
I’d like to think I’ve gotten the hang of NaNoWriMo. I’ve participated like 5 times and won 3. I tried Camp Nano this year in July and … got bronchitis, so, you know, that wasn’t great. I tried doing my daily haiku, but it got boring. I...
by Kristin | Oct 8, 2019 | Book Review
AT A GLANCE: Genre: Historical Fiction, contemporary, book to film, Nanowrimo book! Length: 368 pages Release: 3/1/2011 Cost for New Copy: $9.32 on Kindle, $15.99 Hardcover, $3.33 paperback, $9.21 Mass Market Paperback Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen My rating: 5...
by Kristin | Sep 19, 2019 | Poetry, TBT Past Poetry
These were my Friends Poem written about 2004, while in college Kristy, Claudia, Stacie, Dawn, Mary Anne. They were always there for me, friends to turn to. I learned through their trials, their problems, their fears. They were my friends, role models, sisters,...
by Kristin | Sep 16, 2019 | Book Review
AT A GLANCE: Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense Length: 464 pages Release: 8/1/2003 Cost for New Copy: $7.99 on Kindle, $21.60 Hardcover, $12.89 paperback, $9.99 Mass Market Paperback Along Came a Spider by James Patterson My rating: 4 of 5 stars I picked up this...
