Time to catch up on what's been happening this past month, and see what's coming up. Hello Reader. October was a hard month for me personally, with things happening that I never expected, and was completely unprepared for. Seeming to reflect that, the trees outside my window have gone bare almost overnight. It was a difficult month—one that was both chaotic and quiet, so I'm okay with it now being November! I'm having to learn how to be kind to myself a bit more, to rest when I can, and to...

My Monthly Dispatch Time to catch up on what's been happening this past month, and see what's coming up. Hello Reader. October is here, and it feels like a month made for stories – crisp evenings, golden leaves, and that touch of magic in the air. This year, it’s especially special for me, and I’d love to share a few celebrations with you. A Decade of StoriesI can hardly believe it, but this month marks my 10-year publiversary. Ten years since I first pressed “publish” and nervously sent my...

Hey Reader. In Wales, the second harvest is known as Gŵyl Canol Hydref (pronounced gwill can-ol hud-rev)—the Mid-Harvest Festival. It falls in the turning weeks of September, when grapes hang heavy on the vine and the air carries the first hint of frost. Like many such observances across Celtic lands, it is both a thanksgiving and a warding, but in Cymru it takes on a character all its own: steeped in wine, wheat, and the quiet strength of the oak. In the south, where vines were once...