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I'm trying to dig myself out of a heartbreak-fuelled haze. FYI, the dating scene in 2025 is as much of a DUMPSTER FIRE as being ALIVE in 2025, so at least there is consistency in the insanity. What better to do with manic, angry, angsty energy than create a little art? I have been neglecting… Continue reading Art Update
This short story won the January 2024 Photo Prompt Contest with the Center for Creative Writing. The story is a mixture of true story and fiction and I am so pleased that it was chosen as a winner. It took a lot of emotional investment for me to create this piece and I hope you… Continue reading Saying Goodbye
Welcome 2024. I hope you bring many new beginnings and many more sustained connections. As a writer, sometimes I get bogged down under the weight of trying to achieve perfect prose. I want everyone to love everything I write. And if I don't think it's good enough, I can't publish it or even finish the… Continue reading Happy New Year!
Well, well, well, it's back to school time y'all! This year we have three kids going to three different schools, so morning dropoffs take quite a bit of time. So cute in his uniform! Oh yes, she dressed herself! So handsome! Now that the kiddos are back in school every day, it's time to get… Continue reading Back To School
Yesterday, amid all of the chaos of life, we took a few hours out to go to a local Sunflower field. It was a fantastic break from everything that has been going on. I am in a capstone class for my History degree, in the midst of writing a thirty page research paper. Katarinah has… Continue reading Sunflower Fields
Being a guardian and primary caretaker of a toddler with autism is hard. No matter what anyone says or does, it is hard. Some days are really easy. Some days are hard. And some days are impossible. I love this little girl. She is absolutely amazing! Sometimes she is dramatic... ...Sometimes she is happy... ...Sometime… Continue reading Our faces of Autism
Today I'd like to show off a few pieces I photographed for Still Life week. Creating still life setups was interesting. I'm not usually the kind of person who can slow down and just relax. When working with fruit for this activity, I had to spend a bit of time positioning, getting the lighting right,… Continue reading Fun with Fruit
In my photography course, one of the lessons was how to manipulate photos to create new images and to change the way we see things. For my project, I took some flowers I bought over Easter weekend and played around with arrangements, seperating individual flowers, destroying petals, and flattening the buds to find different views… Continue reading Playing with Flowers
Little Girl in a pretty dress Recently I took a class at SNHU on digital photography. I learned a lot about photography, including how to operate a camera and customize all of the controls. In my sixth week, I took a pleathera of black and white pictures, which I find striking and powerful. I wanted… Continue reading Learning Digital Photography Skill
Cathy Marie Bown 