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Roller Coaster

The last six months have been some of the hardest I've had in the last few years. At the end of July, I checked myself into the psych...

Katherine Elizabeth

Dec 18, 20223 min read

"Hey Man, Nice Shot" by Filter

This is a classic from 1995. I loved this song when it came out, but forgot about it for nearly thirty years. I only rediscovered it in...

Katherine Elizabeth

Aug 8, 20221 min read

"Butterflies" by Kacey Musgraves

This is another song from my writing playlists. I discovered it a year or so ago, and every time it pops up as my playlist cycles it...

Katherine Elizabeth

Aug 1, 20221 min read

Book Review of Hidden Away (KGI #3) by Maya Banks

Hidden Away is the third book in the series KGI. Garret Kelly wants revenge for fallen men under his watch, and the person responsible is...

Book Reviews

Katherine Elizabeth

Jul 31, 20222 min read

Book Review of Backward Glance by Robyn Carr

Backward Glance is a novella included in my copy of 'Tis the Season. Leigh Brackon is home to help her ailing mother, though she grows...

Book Reviews

Katherine Elizabeth

Jul 29, 20221 min read

What Is Bipolar Disorder?

What is bipolar disorder? What does it mean? What happens? What causes it? I get asked these questions, and I can only explain what...

Katherine Elizabeth

Jul 26, 20221 min read

"Breathe" by Faith Hill

This is a song from my writing playlists that came out in the late 90s. I loved this song and this album, and I rediscovered the track a...

Katherine Elizabeth

Jul 25, 20221 min read

Book Review of No Place to Run (KGI #2) by Maya Banks

No Place to Run is the second book in the series KGI. Sam Kelly spent weeks in a passionate affair while undercover in Mexico. After the...

Book Reviews

Katherine Elizabeth

Jul 24, 20222 min read

The Return of the Writer

I don't handle stress well. And I had built up stress surrounding a number of areas in my life, including my writing. I've been...

Writing

Katherine Elizabeth

Jul 23, 20221 min read

Book Review of The Darkest Hour (KGI #1) by Maya Banks

The Darkest Hour is the first book in the series KGI. Ethan Kelly, an ex-Navy SEAL, has been mourning the death of his wife for the last...

Book Reviews

Katherine Elizabeth

Jul 22, 20222 min read

Solitaire Mittens!

The Solitaire Beret I finished a while back also has a companion set of mittens and a scarf. I recently finished both. These mittens are...

Crafting

Katherine Elizabeth

Jul 20, 20221 min read

"Champion" by Barns Courtney

I heard this song once in a TV show and instantly looked it up. I love it so much and can't get enough. I'm just disappointed it doesn't...

Katherine Elizabeth

Jun 5, 20221 min read

On Reading

There is a great deal of difference between the eager man who wants to read a book and the tired man who wants a book to read. ~G.K....

Katherine Elizabeth

Jun 2, 20221 min read

"Bet You Wish You Had Me Back" by Halestorm

I love what I've heard of Halestorm, which isn't much, but it's all been good. This is one of the best ones of those I've heard and...

Katherine Elizabeth

May 30, 20221 min read

Book Review of Midnight Confessions (Virgin River #10.5) by Robyn Carr

Midnight Confessions is book 10.5 in the series Virgin River. Sunny Archer is pressured to go to the New Year's bash at Jack's Bar in...

Book Reviews

Katherine Elizabeth

May 27, 20222 min read

On Journalism

Most rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read. ~Frank Zappa

Katherine Elizabeth

May 26, 20221 min read

Solitaire Beret!

This hat is from the book Weekend Hats by Cecily Glowik MacDonald, and it's called Solitaire Beret from the single braided cable that...

Crafting

Katherine Elizabeth

May 25, 20221 min read

Free Britney, As Viewed by a Therapist

When Britney Spears had her breakdown in the 2000s, I watched closely because I'd recently had my own huge breakdown. It was suggested in...

Katherine Elizabeth

May 24, 20221 min read

"Body on Fire" by Maggie Rose

A new addition to my writing playlists. I am in love with it. The video is very sexy. NSFW.

Katherine Elizabeth

May 23, 20221 min read

Book Review of Moonlight Road (Virgin River #10) by Robyn Carr

Moonlight Road is the tenth book in the series Virgin River. Erin Foley is experiencing empty nest syndrome... at thirty-five. Her...

Book Reviews

Katherine Elizabeth

May 22, 20223 min read