Reading Louise Glück: 4 Days until Halloween

Happy Sunday, friends! I hope you’re having a relaxing weekend. Today, we’re going trick-or-treating in a neighborhood nearby with friends, and we’re also planning to go to Chicago’s Botanical Gardens to see their annual 1000 glowing...

Reading Rae Armantrout: 5 Days until Halloween

Apple cider, fall leaves & crisp air, jack-o-lanterns a’glow—These are a few of my favorite, spookiest things… Happy Saturday, friends! If you’ve been here for a while, you know how much I love Halloween. And I also love countdowns....

It’s the “Almost Halloween” Friday Round-Up!

Happy Friday, friends! I hope you’ve had a wonderful week. I know in the last couple weeks I’ve been a bit off my game as far as posting regularly. I’ve had good reasons—family stuff, birthdays, travel, illness—but that doesn’t mean...

Birthday Weekend Round-Up!

Hi friends! Happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a wonderful week! It’s been almost two weeks since my last post. Last week was quite the week, and I did very little writing. This week has been all about catching up and getting back in the rhythm, so again,...

A Birthday Saddle & A Friday Round-Up!

Happy Friday, friends! I hope you’ve had a wonderful week! Compared to last week, this week has absolutely flown by. Cadence turned 5 on Thursday (I still can’t believe it—FIVE?!), and earlier this week, we took her out for a family birthday dinner...