Unpacking Taking a Breath

Yesterday’s passage was a bit of a pause before they (almost literally) dive into heart of The Ravine. It was fun to unveil some of the nature of the capital city, so let’s unpack. The Ravine’s layout The walls which have been looming large in Jeremy’s vision make up the actual city of The Ravine….

Fiction Tuesday – Taking a Breath

Today’s blog is the continuation of, Welcome to the Valleys. If you would like to catch up with the tale, the first section can be found at this link As the party continued along Second Run they began to pass through the city’s outer settlements. Unlike the other places Jeremy had seen in The Inner Valleys, The Ravine was…

Ironic Partisans

I’m seeing a great deal of posts around the web about the evils of ideology. In many ways, given the rise of political and religious extremism around the globe, that’s understandable. Those who are often writing against the dangers of ideology are often calling for people to step back and see “the other” as human….

A Tale of Two Photographs

This past week I had several moments when I caught something with my eye and felt compelled to reach for a camera. I figured I’d share them to close out my blogging week 1. The first shows how you don’t necessarily have to have the best camera on hand in order to compose a visually…

Star Wars comes to Colonial Williamsburg

Over the Christmas break my family and I travelled to our favorite vacation spot, Colonial Williamsburg. Over the holidays the facades of the Historic Area are supposed to be wonderfully decorated, and wanted to experience this time of year first hand. The decorations were beautiful, and the weather was so warm I didn’t even wear…

Planning Week

This has been a rather unusual week for me. I am returning from vacation which is always an interesting experience. I’m wired in a way which makes changing gears a bit difficult. When I leave for vacation it takes me bit to unwind and enjoy myself 1. When I return from vacation my body sometimes…