[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] The holidays are just around the corner now, although if you were in a Home Goods in early August, you may have been scratching your head. Did you somehow skip forward a few months’ time upon entering the store? Is that…

[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] “What are you thankful for?” I asked Mike, my long-suffering boyfriend, who is often mistaken for my husband, not because we wear rings but because he is quite a bit older than me. “Long in the tooth,” as the horse people…

[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] A few weeks ago, I published a book of poetry called Dirt Girl (buy it here). It’s actually my third forray into the world of self-publishing (my previous two books are available on Amazon as well), and I’ve been asked a…

[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] The Javelina Jundred was started by a Phoenix-based ultrarunner named Geri Kilgariff in 2003. The idea for Javelina allegedly started out as a joke, but ended up being quite popular, with 180 people registering the first year. Javelina is a loop…

[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats.” ― Henry David…

[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] I didn’t really want to write this blog, because this isn’t a success story. Last year, I attempted to run Kodiak 100 and dropped at mile 56. I’d had a long spring/summer of injuries, and to make a short story even…

[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] I wrote a book, and it’s scheduled for publication on Amazon November 3rd. It will be available in hardcover, paperback, and as an eBook. I’m planning to create an audio version as well, which will be available on Spotify, Amazon, and…

[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] It’s a Saturday morning, and as I do most Saturday mornings, I’m up hours before sunrise. All my running gear is packed and ready to go, so all I have to do is get dressed, brush my teeth, and pour a…

[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] I’m roughly 80 percent done with a book of poems that I plan to publish using Amazon. The last time I did this was about three years ago, and my book garnered me a few thousand dollars. I’ve stopped trying to…