Hello dear friends and fae, it has been quiet around here on the blog of late, hasn’t it?

So even though I haven’t dipped my toe into the (apparently quite welcoming) waters of TikTok, I have recently started a new hobby: aesthetic videos. Short little 30 second snippets sharing an overview of a day’s explorations in the woods. I think it’s a lovely way to commemorate the totally unique magic that differs so widely every single time I venture out into the forest.

A poem about a wild rabbit in honor of his passing. CW: Animal death.

Hullo, Lady Spring. Please forgive a shy sproutling for daring to hug your skirts, mistress, but I’m just so happy to see you here.

Although it seems I never have the time to work on it (and other writers with full time jobs and hobbies may relate), I am working on a novel, and that novel is a version of Beauty and the Beast, my favorite fairy tale. Because of this, different scenes I have planned for the story keep playing out in my head if I start to daydream or when I drift off to sleep. And since I want to make this my own personal “ideal” version of the story, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about what it is that makes a good Beauty and the Beast tale.