Painfully Hopeful

Crossing Bridges

Surprise! Today we have a special bonus post! Last night my neighbor and I took advantage of an absolutely stunning evening to do something I’ve wanted to do ever since I moved to Palmyra. We walked the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge into Pennsylvania. Because we both share photography as a hobby we took our cameras. The Sun…

Old Dock Reflection

I’ve displayed images of this old dock on my blog before, but this is the first time I’ve be able to play with some of the more advanced Lightroom tools 1. I appreciate the results! Summer vacation season is often, for me, a mournful time. The season is designed to thrive briefly and fade in…

Preserving Memory

This image is the cistern which resides in the garden of Pennsbury Manor, one of my favorite living history museums. I love the way the brick walk raises up to meet the well-layed bricks of the cistern itself. It’s organized, but not “perfect.” Sometimes it’s the flaws which make things, and people, interesting. My wife…

A splash of color

I took this image back in spring and immediately saw it’s potential for some significant photoshopping. The high contrast black and white portions of the image speak of the bleakness of Winter, holding on even as the days grow longer. Yet, in the in the midst of the grey is a single color flower, declaring…

Unpacking Emergence

Emergence marks the beginning of chapter 3, “Inner Cicles.” There is still quite a bit of world building which needs to be completed, but this is where the plot should begin to take off 1. I enjoyed writing “Emergence” for a few reasons, let’s unpack. The traffic I’ve written previously about Shelter being based on…

Fiction Tuesday – Emergence

The party walked for several hours, entertained only by the rhythmic echoes of the horseshoes striking the paved road. No one seemed prone to speak, as though leaving Shelter was a time for mournful reflection – even Walter was silent. As they approached the end of the tunnel, however, more and more traffic began to…