Toy Soldiers

Toy Soldiers by Elizabeth C. Haynes The world out there is one for toy soldiers, Lined up in rows,…


Where Creativity Begins

I’m sitting down at my computer after the longest fallow period of my entire professional life. I…


Fallow Periods

I don’t think life is meant to be a continuous charging forward—one with no pit stops, no…


The Worm That Changed My Mind

About a month ago, I came across a tomato hornworm on my cherry tomato plant. If you haven’t seen a…


2020

2020 by Elizabeth C. Haynes The clouds are moving in, over my life. Rolling dark gray since the…


Dollars and Cents

Dollars and Cents by Elizabeth C. Haynes I envision some of the men with souls inside like Shrinky…


The Big Pause

I was sitting on my patio this morning watching some rare summer rain rumble in from the east, the…


Difficult Times

I’ve never lived through a pandemic before and I’m pretty sure you haven’t either. So each one of…


Being Authentically You

I was listening to a podcast the other night and it really resonated with me because I’ve struggled…


I Know You're Angry

I woke up this morning to a friend messaging me through Instagram about her anxiety around the news…