This is the last of my free chapter samples. Below are selections from my “Jason Molina Project,” a musical artist who left the world too soon. He was a masterful poet, a modern Bob Dylan for midwestern hearts. Listen here and tell me if this doesn’t grab your soul: HERE IS A FREE SAMPLE CHAPTER:Continue reading “Free Chapter Sample Past Poetry”
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Free Chapter Sample Time Traveled
TIME TRAVELED is a highly entertaining compendium of travel stories told by an adventurer infatuated with the past. Themes such as nature, history, and art rank high on her literary list, as well as loneliness and the importance of having someone to love. Tripping over the remnants of who we used to be, this explorerContinue reading “Free Chapter Sample Time Traveled”
Free Chapter Sample Memory Road Trip
Being a writer is HARD. It is by far the hardest endeavor I’ve ever pursued. I’ve always liked writing, but I never considered it anything other than a hobby. Most of my writing was limited to poetry and journals, but I woke up one day with a burning desire to write a book. I satContinue reading “Free Chapter Sample Memory Road Trip”
Annual Read an Ebook Week
Hello, Readers! This is Read an Ebook Week! A week encouraging readers to pick up the digital device of their choice and download a new book to read. I’m excited to announce that my newest Memory Road Trip Series book will be available as part of a promotion on Smashwords to celebrate 2024 Read an EbookContinue reading “Annual Read an Ebook Week”
Victor Hugo and The Gothic Age
When the time came for Victor Hugo to be born (1802), most of Europe’s cathedrals were falling into grave disrepair. Unlike man, cathedrals do not have a voice of their own, and no one was speaking for the aging gothic buildings. By the early 1800s, many cathedrals fell out of favor, became forgotten, and wereContinue reading “Victor Hugo and The Gothic Age”
Van Gogh Notes
Died, suicide 37 Bouts of melancholy, profound disillusionment Cerebral, lonely He wanted to give something of himself to this world. Wasn’t afraid to try and persevere. He was only idle when he had to be. A victim of circumstance – Felt imprisoned by poverty. Uncompromising, difficult – he knew that people didn’t like him and found himContinue reading “Van Gogh Notes”
The perfect place to start a Viking journey
A Stockholm Story We started our trip in Stockholm on a street corner where we puzzled over the mystery of how a metal barrier post thing, which, to our eyes, looked every bit like the front end of a sawed-off cannon, got so knocked off kilter in an area of town where supposedly no motorContinue reading “The perfect place to start a Viking journey”
Turning 40
A birthday I didn’t want to be home for. Having a birthday so close to Christmas means that I never go anywhere to celebrate it. I hate crowds and spending money, and traveling over the Christmas holiday is the deadly combination of both. I have never been anywhere other than where I live on theContinue reading “Turning 40”
Storm of Steel
One of the most insightful books that I have read was a personal account written by a diarist in WWI named Ernst Junger. I think a good way to understand war, any war, is to approach it via personal accounts written by those who lived through it. When it comes to WWI, there is notContinue reading “Storm of Steel”
Impermanence
Impermanence is perhaps the least appreciated factor that underscores all existence. With every second, each and every creature has moved on to the next phase of their being, and then again the next second after that. There is no point to holding on to a single second as it exists for the moment, because soonContinue reading “Impermanence”
Krista Marson 