2020 – a year of chaos, face masks, fear, and death. I’m not going to get into the political side of it all, but I will say this last year was not the greatest for my family. After losing our home in the 2017 wildfires (in case you missed it, you can read all about […]
Yearly Archives: 2020
#5 The Fire, part d (final)
“What?” I said in disbelief, as I began walking toward the coop. A large piece of our metal shed was on the ground, and as I passed by I heard a weak meow. “Cali?” I said, hoping it really was our cat, and not my mind playing tricks on me. She delicately crawled out from […]
#4 The Fire, part c
The next several weeks were a blur to me. After checking in on my horses, I vaguely remember going to Walmart to get basics, like toothbrushes and a second set of clothes for each of us that didn’t smell of smoke. We went to several emergency booths and donation centers to gather things we needed […]
#3 The Fire, part b
I jumped into action, running straight to our daughter Ember’s room and swooping her into my arms. I ran into the living room where Lane was running around, frantically deciding what to take with us and asked him what I should grab. Lane stopped briefly, looked at our one-year-old daughter in my arms and said, […]
#2 The Fire, part a
My husband, Lane, and I had our first daughter, Ember, in October of 2016. We owned a cute little starter home in a small town—the same town that I was born and raised in. But it was only a two-bedroom, one-bath, and now that we were starting our family we were ready to expand our […]
#1 Hello, World!
I should have started Red Quill Co LLC over a decade ago! I have always loved the written word. I thought for a time that I would write and publish fiction novels. I can’t tell you how many novels I have started throughout the years, but never saw to completion – some of them I […]
