by Deonne Kahler | Apr 13, 2018 | Travel
The world is all about dichotomy, isn’t it? Case in point: the landscape of Joshua Tree National Park. I’ve written before about the attractive but aggressive cholla cactus, and at Joshua Tree there’s a whole garden of them. (I captured these images...
by Deonne Kahler | Apr 5, 2018 | Travel
I just got back from almost three months in California, and even though I’m glad I was there, I’m feeling starved for wide open spaces. I’m planning a big Scamp to remedy this, starting next month (I’ll tell you more about that soon), but I...
by Deonne Kahler | Mar 29, 2018 | Travel
I’m packing up and heading to Joshua Tree for the weekend, but wanted to share a couple of photos from that glorious Scotland visit. Music is everywhere in the UK, from the pubs to the street corner and even the mountains. I’ll have photos of Joshua...
by Deonne Kahler | Mar 22, 2018 | Travel
I thought I’d give you a break from our relentless pursuit of self-improvement so we can take a look at some photos of my newfound home country, Scotland. There are loads of castles and cows in Scotland and for that I was grateful, because both are things I...
by Deonne Kahler | Mar 15, 2018 | Life
Let me ask if any of this sounds familiar: You use a paper day planner (like I do), To Do list, or an app on your phone or computer to keep track of important tasks that keep your life running smoothly, whether those tasks are big or small. Some of those tasks get...
by Deonne Kahler | Mar 8, 2018 | Follow Your Bliss
Ever since I was young I’ve admired Georgia O’Keeffe. Not just her gorgeous and groundbreaking work, but her attitude and lifestyle. Her intense creativity, how for years she split her time between New York and New Mexico, how she never let a relationship define or...
by Deonne Kahler | Mar 1, 2018 | Follow Your Bliss
When I finished my MFA in New York in 2010, I was at a crossroads. I could stay in New York, in my tiny Upper East Side apartment, and continue teaching creative writing and working at the Feminist Press. I wouldn’t make a ton of money but I could pay my bills, and...
by Deonne Kahler | Feb 22, 2018 | Follow Your Bliss
It’s so easy to lose your way. It might not even be anything big that causes it, maybe you just get caught up in life’s details – paying bills, managing responsibilities – and all you’re doing is keeping your head down and muddling through. You’re not...
by Deonne Kahler | Feb 15, 2018 | Follow Your Bliss
The thing about the beach is that everyone wants to be here, even folks who don’t have the means to rent an apartment, much less own a house. It’s beautiful, sure, but it’s expensive and out of reach for most. On the path to Dog Beach someone had set up camp in the...
by Deonne Kahler | Feb 8, 2018 | Travel
One of the best things about travel is it puts you in new places and situations, practically forcing you to expand your mind and worldview. Which, in the case of my experience at Glasgow Cathedral, was so mind-expanding it took me a year and a half to write about it....
