So, you’re hosting Thanksgiving and expecting vegetarian guests. The idea may be daunting (especially if you aren’t a...
S.F. Powell Articles
Oh, the Horror! (A Take on Scary Movies)
October gives us Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day, but October is more famously known for Halloween. From...
Introvert Authoring on Social Media
I’ve switched to blogging monthly, and my immediate takeaway regarding the change is yay, more time to write...
Recessions in a Nutshell
From greenhouses to economic back-turns, it’s all fodder for writers developing characters or plot points. In book...
A Look at Greenhouses
In my fiction series, there’s plenty reference to plants and flowers, to gardens and gardening. A couple of my...
Cooking on the Grill
Summertime is here. We fall and winter lovers must grin and bear it. It's time for preparing meals without heating the...
Barbecuing: A Beloved Tradition
In the interest of Mental Health Awareness Month, I explored keeping our heads up by thinking positively to counter...
Staying Positive Despite Turmoil
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Once upon a time, when the COVID-19 pandemic occupied a sizeable portion of our...
Defending Against Distress
In the interest of Stress Awareness Month (April), I de-stressed and paused blogging in consideration of my mental...
Stress Health Awareness Month
With this in mind, I'm going extra sans serif—no blogs this month. Go, be serif, de-stress, and indulge in the...
A Low-Cost Writer’s Retreat, Pt. 2
In the previous blog, I discussed planning a personal, local, writer retreat and the care package essentials that go...
A Low-Cost Writer’s Retreat, Pt. 1
Writers sometimes need solitude. Many writers create pages of prose around crowds, but generally, writing is a...