S.F. Powell Articles

From greenhouses to economic back-turns, it’s all fodder for writers developing characters or plot points. In book four of my fiction series, there’s reference to events during the “last” economic recession, and Dr. Naomi Alexander has her hands full piecing things...

In my fiction series, there’s plenty reference to plants and flowers, to gardens and gardening. A couple of my characters are nature-lovers. For book four, I’m interested in having a character own a greenhouse—where he/she will “hide” from the world. Nature and garden...

Summertime is here. We fall and winter lovers must grin and bear it. It's time for preparing meals without heating the house, a great time to consider the value of cooking on the grill. Recently, I touched on the favorite cooking pastime of barbecuing. Some believe...

In the interest of Mental Health Awareness Month, I explored keeping our heads up by thinking positively to counter stress. But now I’m sans serif somewhat differently, with some discussion about a beloved summer tradition. It’s June. Summer’s kicking off. Nothing to...