I am thrilled to announce that my latest manuscript has been accepted by a publishing house and will be released on August 15th! This new book is a romance novel I will be publishing under the pen name Penny Wells. The working title of the book (subject to change) is “The Heart of the Alchemist”,…
Tag: relationships
Pieces
(South Congress in Austin, Texas) S and I left Texas on Saturday morning and headed back to Tennessee. Though it felt like forever since we had been home, I felt sad as we drove through the Texas towns I am so familiar with. Looking out the window, I realized I have felt this same sadness…
Resolve
(A snack of toasted, gluten-free baguette slices, wine, sheep’s cheese, and fresh pluots) A healthy life is a life that moves forward. When traumatic events happen, or when relationships are broken, they tend to become snags. Pain left to it’s own devices creates tension, pulling us backward while time marches on. It can be difficult…
Differences
(Flower climbing up the side of my father-in-law’s house) Every so often, I read a blog post or article written by someone with drastically different beliefs than mine. There are so many people in the world with struggles entirely other from the things I’ve dealt with. As a white, heterosexual, American female, raised middle class,…