We changed all the light bulbs in our master bathroom to pure daylight or something, which made everything, including us, look completely washed out, desaturated, awful. So, we hauled my fabric bins in and started holding up different colors in the light. Nothing worked. Nothing. As I scanned the bins of neatly organized fabrics in…
Month: February 2021
Creative Phases: Obsessed With Making Hats & Totes
I prefer small creative projects over larger ones; small, as in something I can complete in a day or two and in a small space, which often translates to small results sans a lot of detail. I can’t speak for anyone else, but I’m assuming we all go through creative “moods.” Recently, after watching only a few…
We invest in what we value: Transactional vulnerability and Thank you for shopping with us today
In retirement, I’ve recently taken a part time job in a fabric store. Old journalist-turned-new-fiction writer, I couldn’t have chosen a better part time gig while learning creative writing. Going from the requisite “distant narrative” of journalism to the deeply personal “close narrative” of fiction is a process that doesn’t happen over night. Retail offers…
My Blue Dragon by Krystyn Hartman 