In my last post, I said I was planning to post again in October. The planning part wasn’t a lie. I really truly was planning on posting. I even wrote at least half a post on a piece of paper somewhere, and I may even still have that piece...
At the end of 2022, I published my first book (more on this in a moment), and a little while later news of it was shared through a bunch of community pages. First, if you haven’t noticed, we have an amazing community going on here in the Bluffs. Second,...
Some of you may already know that my brother has a totally awesome show called Gut Job. Well, over the next couple of weeks the shop will have some odd hours as I accommodate him and his reno and film crews taking over my store to give it a...
Happy New Year to my reader and writer friends! I haven’t been the most efficient poster in recent months but, despite the quiet, everything has continued to operate in as normal a capacity as is possible. I know the past couple of years have been unlike any others, but...
The past twelve or so months have been… uncertain to say the least. The shop has bounced between being open and closed a few times and is now back to being closed for at least four weeks. Amid all the uncertainty, both the prompt writing group and the accountability...
The shop is open so I guess we can finally get started with 2021. Come on by and say hello to all the stories waiting to entertain you. Here are the shop rules designed to protect us all: Only two customers will be allowed in the shop at any...
Well here we are again, closed because of COVID-19. There’s nothing to be done for it except to follow the guidelines and hope the lockdown doesn’t drag on. I have had an influx of emails asking about curbside pickup. Unfortunately, we are not offering curbside pickup. I know a...
My dream of running a bunch of workshops this year may not have panned out but I am pretty good at dreaming so I dreamed up something new. On October 18th, I held the first ever Maker’s Market right here in the shop. With Covid-19 wreaking havoc on large...
After being closed for two and a half months, I’ve made the decision to re-open the shop. The decision to re-open was much harder than the one to close temporarily but, after dithering for longer than I’d like to admit, it has been made. These are the measures I...
I can say with confidence that 2020 has not being going how any of us anticipated. Personally, I had imagined full writers groups, regular store hours, workshops every month or two, and lots of in person events. The year started out strong with all of those things happening to...