The End

I recently published my first edited book,  Labor of Love: A Literary Mama Staff Anthology ,  with  Small Harbor Publishing . It's an anthology of writing from  Literary Mama  staff over the past 20 years. It's a beautiful collection and I am proud of the writers and proud to share the book.  It seems a fitting moment, as I pondered sharing about the book here on the blog, to reflect on my life as a blogger, and acknowledge that it is time to officially end this blog.   I started blogging in about 2007, when my baby was learning to toddle, when I was learning how to be a mother and stepmother, when I was just starting to see my way as a writer. I needed it back then. I craved it. I had a variety of blog iterations--family, art, creativity, writing things I delved into. There's a freedom in blogging, a casualness, an easy familiarity that's lacking (for me anyway) in other kinds of writing. I loved blogging and the words came pouring out.  Over the years since then, some
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Nature on Instagram


Several years ago I regularly took my camera for a stroll through my backyard in search of nature to enjoy. I posted those strolls here, under the Backyard Artist Date label. Even just fifteen minutes out of the house, looking at leaves or spiders or the fish in the pond gave me a renewed energy for my daily work. And the act of photographing what I saw felt precious, like capturing a fleeting moment of life. I also shared a lot of those photos in the many Haiku I wrote. 

Back then, Instagram was in its early years, and I was entrenched in Facebook and not interested in starting a new social media platform. This spring, thoroughly bored of FB, I started an IG account and began posting. I'm amazed to discover how fun it is! And how much it's like my Backyard Artist Dates! Taking pictures of nature, flowers, trees, water, is something I deeply enjoy, and now I have the perfect place to put them. I'm not looking to break any followers records or find influencers. Rather, I think Insta for me will be a place to collect nature photos and see what amazing photos others are taking of our beautiful planet. There are some remarkable photographers out there!


If you've got photos to share, hop over to Instagram and find me, I'd love to take a look!




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