I recently took a lot of photos of trees because I’ll be using them as references for my next hobby: learning how to draw them. I used to draw a lot, but I haven’t picked up a pencil for nearly 10 years because I gave myself the daunting task of writing a book, which somehowContinue reading “An Ode to Trees”
Author Archives: Krista Marson
A Lowell, AZ Photo Safari
Erie Street is the last surviving piece of commercial Lowell, Arizona, a former copper-mining town just outside Bisbee. Walking down the street feels strangely like stepping onto a movie set from the mid-twentieth century. Old cars and trucks line the road as if their owners simply never came back for them. Behind the storefront windowsContinue reading “A Lowell, AZ Photo Safari”
How Post-Processing Changes a Photo
I often take one photo and then play around with the lighting on my computer. Before long, I’ve got several versions and can’t decide which one I like best. It’s interesting how even the subtlest changes in the lighting make a huge difference: But then I sometimes go all out and change absolutely everything: Or….Continue reading “How Post-Processing Changes a Photo”
Copper Queen Mine Tour
One of my favorite things to do in Arizona is go on The Copper Queen Mine tour in Bisbee. In the early 1900s, this was the most productive copper mine in Arizona. While copper mining declined in the area in the 1930s and 1940s, the Copper Queen continued to be mined by the open-pit processContinue reading “Copper Queen Mine Tour”
Calling Armchair Travelers!
📚 CURRENTLY SEEKING ARC READERS! 🌍 I’m looking for ARC readers for my upcoming literary travel memoir, Inner Atlas, releasing November 10, 2026. Inner Atlas is not a traditional travel memoir. It’s a journey through ancient landscapes and archaeological sites, where travel becomes a way of exploring impermanence, memory, mortality, grief, and the fragile worldsContinue reading “Calling Armchair Travelers!”
A Trip Down Vehicle Lane
Sometimes it’s not the destination that matters, but the journey itself that creates the most memories. For my earliest excursions, I typically remember the vehicle itself, so I want to share some stories about the cars that took me on my earliest adventures. The first vehicle I ever owned was a 1978 Oldsmobile Starfire Firenza,Continue reading “A Trip Down Vehicle Lane”
From the Beginning
I’ve just finished writing the third (and final!) installment of my travel memoir series, Memory Road Trip. It’s currently under review by a professional editor, so I’m in a “hurry up and wait” mode until that process is finished. My brain has been spinning its wheels about what to write about next, and I gotContinue reading “From the Beginning”
Disowning the 4th of July
I want to remain hopeful, but I can’t shake my pessimism about America’s future. I want to believe that we can vote, petition, and protest our way out of the challenges we face. However, it has become increasingly difficult to overlook how fragile those mechanisms appear, especially as the institutions themselves seem to be driftingContinue reading “Disowning the 4th of July”
Under Their Control
The economy increasingly feels like a rigged casino. The ultra-wealthy are amassing fortunes larger than the budgets of entire nations, while the rest of us are forced to reevaluate what we can sacrifice in terms of rest, stability, and time. Wages are stagnant, prices are rising, yet those in power respond by telling us toContinue reading “Under Their Control”
Modern Life
A shooting recently occurred at the hospital where I work. A patient became agitated and barricaded himself inside a bathroom. When security unlocked the door, he rushed them with a handgun and shot one guard in the shoulder. It was just another day in America, and the incident barely made the news. Sadly, this wasn’tContinue reading “Modern Life”
