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Date
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2014-12-08
173.201.145.128
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2024-07-15
192.0.78.24
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Port 80
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Here’s some of what I’ve been up to./p>p>strong>I published a a hrefhttps://amzn.to/3UxotQi target_blank relnoreferrer noopener>poetry book/a>. /strong>Its launch party was, sadly, scuttled due to the pandemic, but I gave a second (virtual) a hrefhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v-XBuJaNLanY target_blank relnoreferrer noopener>TEDx talk/a> about the relevance and power of poetry in difficult times./p>p>strong>I got married./strong> Let me just say that if plotting out an epic fantasy series was complicated, planning a pandemic-era wedding in which no one got sick was a whole new level. But we did, and it was so worth it. (Recognize the text on those paper roses?)/p>figure classwp-block-image size-medium>a hrefhttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/alin5649.jpg>img data-attachment-id2690 data-permalinkhttps://alinasayre.com/2024/02/06/do-something-worth-writing/alin5649/ data-orig-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/alin5649.jpg data-orig-size4000,2667 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS 5D Mark IV","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1596422083","copyright":"","focal_length":"35","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.008","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titlealin5649 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/alin5649.jpg?w300 data-large-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/alin5649.jpg?w656 tabindex0 rolebutton width300 height200 srchttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/alin5649.jpg?w300 alt classwp-image-2690 srcsethttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/alin5649.jpg?w300 300w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/alin5649.jpg?w600 600w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/alin5649.jpg?w150 150w sizes(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px />/a>/figure>p>/p>p>strong>I moved across the country (twice). /strong>You’ll still find my signed books in the a hrefhttps://www.booksinc.net/Campbell target_blank relnoreferrer noopener>Campbell Books Inc. store/a>, but if you’re looking for me in person, you’ll now find me in Colorado! (More on that later.) If you’d like to host me for a virtual school visit or pay my travel expenses to another location, a hrefhttps://alinasayre.com/contact-2/ target_blank relnoreferrer noopener>let’s talk/a> 🙂/p>p>strong>I published several new poems /strong>(and joined the editorial staff of a literary magazine, em>a hrefhttps://www.foreshadowmagazine.com/people.html target_blank relnoreferrer noopener>Foreshadow/a>/em>)! /p>p>strong>I became a book auntie./strong> If you haven’t already read Daniel Sayre’s superhero novel em>a hrefhttps://amzn.to/3HNN2Ri target_blank relnoreferrer noopener>Becoming Glitch/a>/em>, go do it—especially because it’s now available as a really great audiobook!/p>p>strong>I fulfilled my longtime dream of visiting a hobbit hole./strong>/p>figure classwp-block-image size-medium>a hrefhttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/img_4804-1.jpg>img data-attachment-id2691 data-permalinkhttps://alinasayre.com/2024/02/06/do-something-worth-writing/img_4804-1/ data-orig-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/img_4804-1.jpg data-orig-size4032,3024 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 11 Pro","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1658838954","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.25","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.0025575447570332","title":"","orientation":"1","latitude":"-37.857661111111","longitude":"175.68174722222"} data-image-titleimg_4804-1 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/img_4804-1.jpg?w300 data-large-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/img_4804-1.jpg?w656 tabindex0 rolebutton width300 height225 srchttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/img_4804-1.jpg?w300 alt classwp-image-2691 srcsethttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/img_4804-1.jpg?w300 300w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/img_4804-1.jpg?w600 600w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/img_4804-1.jpg?w150 150w sizes(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px />/a>/figure>p>strong>I earned my master’s degree/strong> in theopoetics and writing—an awesome fusion of everything I love to learn about!/p>p>strong>em>a hrefhttps://amzn.to/42wNNaV target_blank relnoreferrer noopener>The Illuminator’s Gift /a>/em>celebrated a decade in print!/strong>/p>p>strong>I became a parent/strong>: quite possibly my greatest creative venture ever. I now realize that I wrote Baby Tal of em>The Illuminated Kingdom /em>in great ignorance, which led to some unreasonable scenarios (e.g. taking fantastic voyages on very little sleep). However, there is some truth to the general miraculousness of tiny humans, even if they do not all have magical healing fingers. /p>figure classwp-block-image size-medium>a hrefhttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/dsc07986-copy.jpg>img data-attachment-id2693 data-permalinkhttps://alinasayre.com/2024/02/06/do-something-worth-writing/dsc07986-copy/ data-orig-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/dsc07986-copy.jpg data-orig-size5196,3413 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"5","credit":"","camera":"ILCE-6000","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1700095331","copyright":"","focal_length":"34","iso":"1250","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titledsc07986-copy data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/dsc07986-copy.jpg?w300 data-large-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/dsc07986-copy.jpg?w656 tabindex0 rolebutton width300 height197 srchttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/dsc07986-copy.jpg?w300 alt classwp-image-2693 srcsethttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/dsc07986-copy.jpg?w300 300w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/dsc07986-copy.jpg?w600 600w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/dsc07986-copy.jpg?w150 150w sizes(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px />/a>/figure>p>2024 now finds me ready to turn the next page as a writer and a human being. It may be slow (see aforementioned tiny human), and I have little idea where the path will lead next, except to new writing which will hopefully be worth reading. /p>p>I also hope to establish a bookish community in my new home in the Denver metro area! Toward that goal, this Saturday is my first in-person event in a VERY long time: a hrefhttps://www.westminsterco.gov/EventDetails/e/10391 target_blank relnoreferrer noopener>the Westminster Art & Authors Showcase/a>. 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And you read that last name right–Daniel is none other than my baby brother 🙂 I’m intensely proud of him for publishing his first novel, em>a relnoreferrer noopener hrefhttps://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Glitch-Daniel-Sayre-ebook/dp/B0BPJYLG5M/refsr_1_1?crid1OTH1AO5M2EEB&keywordsbecoming+glitch&qid1683319833&sprefixbecoming+glitch%2Caps%2C143&sr8-1#customerReviews target_blank>strong>Becoming Glitch/strong>/a>, /em>and y’all should go out and read it right now! /p>div classwp-block-image>figure classaligncenter size-large is-resized>a hrefhttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/026-2-1.jpg>img data-attachment-id2391 data-permalinkhttps://alinasayre.com/2023/05/05/author-interview-with-daniel-sayre/026-2-1/ data-orig-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/026-2-1.jpg data-orig-size3070,4093 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"4","credit":"","camera":"Canon PowerShot A2400 IS","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1407007784","copyright":"","focal_length":"11.287","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.04","title":"","orientation":"1"} data-image-title026-2-1 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/026-2-1.jpg?w225 data-large-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/026-2-1.jpg?w656 tabindex0 rolebutton loadinglazy srchttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/026-2-1.jpg?w768 alt classwp-image-2391 width256 height339 />/a>/figure>/div>p>When you come back, here’s a peek into Daniel’s own set of superpowers. /p>p>strong>Welcome, Daniel!/strong>/p>p>Hey sis, thanks so much for having me./p>p>strong>How did you first get started writing?/strong>/p>p>You know better than anyone what it was like growing up in our family. We read together, we had writing assignments, we were told the occasional tall tale to keep us sitting still at the dinner table as kids./p>p>I think I had a very strong imagination from early on, but for a long time I lacked the patience to actually sit down and write out my musings for myself. It wasn’t until I started high school that I finally began to accept that I wasn’t going to be able to wheedle my way out of schoolwork and be a wildman that I decided I might as well have some fun with writing./p>p>I had an economics textbook that struck me as being just a little bit too self-important (pompous even) in its explanations. My inner rebel apparently had a meeting with my inner writer, and I started to toy with my own authorial voice. Just for kicks, I began experimenting with sounding a little bit more ostentatious in my essay responses for that class. I had fun with it. I think that was an important step./p>p>It took some time, but eventually I took the author voices that I had been playing with for school projects and started putting them into stories. And here we are!/p>div classwp-block-image>figure classaligncenter size-large is-resized>a hrefhttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc05259-bnw.jpg>img data-attachment-id2380 data-permalinkhttps://alinasayre.com/2023/05/05/author-interview-with-daniel-sayre/dsc05259-bnw/ data-orig-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc05259-bnw.jpg data-orig-size4000,6000 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"","camera":"ILCE-6000","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1656288271","copyright":"","focal_length":"50","iso":"1000","shutter_speed":"0.00625","title":"","orientation":"1"} data-image-titledsc05259-bnw data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc05259-bnw.jpg?w200 data-large-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc05259-bnw.jpg?w656 tabindex0 rolebutton loadinglazy srchttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc05259-bnw.jpg?w683 alt classwp-image-2380 width297 height446 srcsethttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc05259-bnw.jpg?w297 297w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc05259-bnw.jpg?w594 594w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc05259-bnw.jpg?w100 100w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc05259-bnw.jpg?w200 200w sizes(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px />/a>/figure>/div>p>strong>What draws you to superhero stories?/strong>/p>p>Man, I could go on about this one for a while (and I even touch on it a little bit in the afterword of my book). At one level I think I’m a sucker for the raw creativity and action of a genre that’s all about messing with physics. It can be a lot of fun to imagine what would be possible if reality as we know it is only a starting place./p>p>On another level, I think that these stories can end up teaching us a lot, both about who we are and who we can be, and they do it in a way that no other genre does quite the same. There is a relationship between who you are and what you can do that we see all the time in the real world (school cliques, for example). Superhero stories seem to be implicitly drawn to examine that relationship, and they can bring up some really interesting questions because of it./p>div classwp-block-image>figure classaligncenter size-large is-resized>a hrefhttps://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Glitch-Daniel-Sayre-ebook/dp/B0BPJYLG5M/refsr_1_1?crid1OTH1AO5M2EEB&keywordsbecoming+glitch&qid1683319833&sprefixbecoming+glitch%2Caps%2C143&sr8-1#customerReviews>img data-attachment-id2384 data-permalinkhttps://alinasayre.com/2023/05/05/author-interview-with-daniel-sayre/ebook-becoming-glitch-07-1/ data-orig-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ebook-becoming-glitch-07-1.jpg data-orig-size1600,2560 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"} data-image-titleebook-becoming-glitch-07-1 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ebook-becoming-glitch-07-1.jpg?w188 data-large-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ebook-becoming-glitch-07-1.jpg?w640 tabindex0 rolebutton loadinglazy srchttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ebook-becoming-glitch-07-1.jpg?w640 alt classwp-image-2384 width356 height570 srcsethttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ebook-becoming-glitch-07-1.jpg?w640 640w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ebook-becoming-glitch-07-1.jpg?w356 356w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ebook-becoming-glitch-07-1.jpg?w712 712w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ebook-becoming-glitch-07-1.jpg?w94 94w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ebook-becoming-glitch-07-1.jpg?w188 188w sizes(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px />/a>/figure>/div>p>strong>What inspired this particular novel?/strong> /p>p>There was a lot that went into this book and this is something that I also touch on in the afterword. On the action side of things, I wanted to write a story about entertaining characters with unique superpowers that were originally inspired by some sketches that I did at one point. In the bigger picture, I think this book became a place where I could investigate a lot of the themes that were on my mind as a twenty-something: themes like looking for meaning, wondering what makes a good leader, and understanding what it means to be a steward, to name a few./p>p>strong>Did the story take any unexpected twists while you were writing it? /strong>/p>p>Wayyy back when I started writing the pieces of what eventually became this story, I didn’t have much of a plan. With that in mind, a lot of the first draft of the plot was an unexpected twist to me in one way or another. It was exciting, but also meant a TON of editing later on. If I had it to do over again, I might have put more effort into mapping out an outline earlier on in the process./p>p>strong>What gets you into creative mode?/strong>/p>p>I wish I knew this one better myself. Music tends to help me get started writing sometimes. I don’t know why, but especially when I’m making something (including but not limited to writing), I tend to find a song I like and listen to it on repeat, sometimes for hours on end. In earlier drafts of em>Becoming Glitch/em>, I actually listed some of the music I was listening to when I wrote a certain scene. I was listening to the piano music of Ludovico Einaudi the first time I started writing Chapter 15, for example, but Avicii, The Verve, Mark Knopfler, the xx, Switchfoot, and the Rolling Stones were just a few of the many contributors who helped me focus./p>p>The song I choose to listen to for a given section tends to come down to whatever strikes my fancy at the moment I actually start writing. There are other times, however, when I don’t have music on, especially when I have something very specific in mind that I want to focus on conveying./p>p>strong>What are three books you’d want with you on a desert island?/strong>/p>p>Oh geez, well, if there is a guidebook on how to survive on and escape from a desert island, I’d probably start there!/p>p>I’ve been inspired by a number of books by authors like Brandon Sanderson, Terry Pratchett, J.R.R. Tolken, Andy Weir, and, heck, even Lemony Snicket. But really though, I think this one changes quite a bit and depends a lot on my current frame of mind./p>div classwp-block-image>figure classaligncenter size-large is-resized>a hrefhttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20190702_144605.jpg>img data-attachment-id2382 data-permalinkhttps://alinasayre.com/2023/05/05/author-interview-with-daniel-sayre/20190702_144605/ data-orig-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20190702_144605.jpg data-orig-size4032,1960 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"1.7","credit":"","camera":"SM-G892U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1562078765","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.25","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.00018063583815029","title":"","orientation":"1"} data-image-title20190702_144605 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20190702_144605.jpg?w300 data-large-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20190702_144605.jpg?w656 tabindex0 rolebutton loadinglazy srchttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20190702_144605.jpg?w1024 alt classwp-image-2382 width587 height284 srcsethttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20190702_144605.jpg?w1024 1024w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20190702_144605.jpg?w584 584w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20190702_144605.jpg?w1168 1168w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20190702_144605.jpg?w150 150w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20190702_144605.jpg?w300 300w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20190702_144605.jpg?w768 768w sizes(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px />/a>/figure>/div>p>strong>What do you enjoy doing when you’re not writing?/strong>/p>p>There is still a part of me that wants to be a wildman and be outside all of the time. I love hiking, camping, exploring new places, checking out the views from mountaintops, etc. I sometimes do obstacle course races like Spartan and Tough Mudder, which have a way of breaking up the routine of working at a desk. I also like tinkering around on my 3D printers and eating large quantities of pizza./p>p>strong>Thank you for joining us today! 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(And Other News)/a>/h1> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>a hrefhttps://alinasayre.com/2021/12/13/new-hardcover-and-other-news/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2021-12-13T14:45:50-07:00>December 13, 2021/time>/a>/span>span classbyline>span classsep> ~ /span>span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://alinasayre.com/author/alinainbritain/>Alina/a>/span>/span> span classsep> ~ /span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://alinasayre.com/2021/12/13/new-hardcover-and-other-news/#respond>Leave a comment/a>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> div classentry-content> figure classwp-block-table aligncenter has-normal-font-size>table>tbody>tr>td>Some of us readers prefer paperback books, light enough to stick in a purse or backpack (and not hurt when we fall asleep reading and the book lands on our faces). Some prefer ebooks, a whole library within arm’s reach. Some are audiobook aficionados, ready for a narrator’s company on the road or around the house. And others are hardcover diehards who love the heft, the durability, the satisfying crack of opening a new binding. br>br>I’m pleased to announce that, for the first time, em>The Illuminator’s Gift /em>is now available in all of these formats with the release of a relnoreferrer noopener hrefhttps://amzn.to/3owoYK1 target_blank>strong>a new hardcover edition/strong>/a>! The printing style is case laminate (no dust jacket), and I hope it satisfies the hardcover diehards among you! br>br>a relnoreferrer noopener hrefhttps://amzn.to/3owoYK1 target_blank>/a>a hrefhttps://amzn.to/3owoYK1>img data-attachment-id2338 data-permalinkhttps://alinasayre.com/2021/12/13/new-hardcover-and-other-news/final-ebook-cover-amazon-medium-res/ data-orig-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/final-ebook-cover-amazon-medium-res.jpg data-orig-size1667,2500 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"} data-image-titleFinal ebook cover, Amazon, medium res data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/final-ebook-cover-amazon-medium-res.jpg?w200 data-large-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/final-ebook-cover-amazon-medium-res.jpg?w656 tabindex0 rolebutton loadinglazy width250 height375 classwp-image-2338 stylewidth:250px; srchttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/final-ebook-cover-amazon-medium-res.jpg alt srcsethttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/final-ebook-cover-amazon-medium-res.jpg?w250&h375 250w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/final-ebook-cover-amazon-medium-res.jpg?w500&h750 500w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/final-ebook-cover-amazon-medium-res.jpg?w100&h150 100w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/final-ebook-cover-amazon-medium-res.jpg?w200&h300 200w sizes(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px>/a>br>br>Note: Due to printing and shipping delays, hardcover arrival times are currently listed for early January, after the holidays. 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Silverberry on the release of his newest fantasy novella, em>The Fellowship of the Flame/em>! If young adult fantasy is your jam, this is a book you may want to check out when it releases on April 20. /p>figure classwp-block-image size-large is-resized>a hrefhttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/small-72dpi-1500x2000-11.jpg>img data-attachment-id2296 data-permalinkhttps://alinasayre.com/small-72dpi-1500x2000-11/ data-orig-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/small-72dpi-1500x2000-11.jpg data-orig-size1500,2000 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titlesmall-72dpi-1500×2000-11 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/small-72dpi-1500x2000-11.jpg?w225 data-large-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/small-72dpi-1500x2000-11.jpg?w656 tabindex0 rolebutton loadinglazy srchttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/small-72dpi-1500x2000-11.jpg?w768 alt classwp-image-2296 width384 height512 srcsethttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/small-72dpi-1500x2000-11.jpg?w768 768w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/small-72dpi-1500x2000-11.jpg?w384 384w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/small-72dpi-1500x2000-11.jpg?w113 113w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/small-72dpi-1500x2000-11.jpg?w225 225w sizes(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px />/a>/figure>p>strong>A deadly hunter …/strong>/p>p>strong>A boy with an ill-fated dream …/strong>/p>p>strong>Only one can survive./strong>/p>p>Caggril, ruthless mercenary and tracker, needs enough gold to release himself from the Purpuran army. Only then can he leave war behind and seek the near mythical land of Aerdem, by all reports a paradise./p>p>Cap, a ten-year-old street urchin, knows it’s mad to attack the brutal queen of Purpura. But he’s hell-bent on realizing his dream, to join the Purpuran resistance, and one bold action might just do it./p>p>Bent on revenge for Cap’s raid, the queen promises to free Caggril from his bond if he brings the boy back. But Cap has other problems. He learns that the queen is setting a trap for the resistance. With a wolf on his tracks and time running out, he has to warn the Fellowship. Or good people will die./p>p>From the boundless imagination of A. R. Silverberry comes the first book in a breathtaking new fantasy series, em>The Chronicles of Purpura/em>, tales of the brave deeds leading up to his award-winning novel, em>Wyndano’s Cloak/em>./p>p>Purchase Links:/p>p>EBook: a hrefhttps://www.amazon.com/Fellowship-Flame-Chronicles-Purpura-Novella-ebook/dp/B08XN72CVC>strong>https://www.amazon.com/Fellowship-Flame-Chronicles-Purpura-Novella-ebook/dp/B08XN72CVC/strong>/a>/p>p>Softback: pending/p>figure classwp-block-image size-large is-resized>a hrefhttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/author-photo-web.jpg>img data-attachment-id2298 data-permalinkhttps://alinasayre.com/author-photo-web-2/ data-orig-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/author-photo-web.jpg data-orig-size397,497 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleauthor-photo-web data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/author-photo-web.jpg?w240 data-large-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/author-photo-web.jpg?w397 tabindex0 rolebutton loadinglazy srchttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/author-photo-web.jpg?w397 alt classwp-image-2298 width199 height249 srcsethttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/author-photo-web.jpg?w199 199w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/author-photo-web.jpg?w120 120w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/author-photo-web.jpg?w240 240w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/author-photo-web.jpg 397w sizes(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px />/a>/figure>p>Follow A. R. Silverberry:/p>p>Website: a hrefhttp://www.arsilverberry.com>http://www.arsilverberry.com/a>/p>p>Facebook: a hrefhttps://www.facebook.com/arsilverberry>https://www.facebook.com/arsilverberry/a>/p>p>Twitter: a hrefhttps://twitter.com/arsilverberry>https://twitter.com/arsilverberry/a>/p>p>Bio:/p>p>A. R. Silverberry writes science fiction and fantasy for children, teens, and adults. His novels, WYNDANO’S CLOAK and THE STREAM, earned numerous awards, including the Benjamin Franklin Award gold medal for Juvenile/Young Adult Fiction. 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The learning curve is steep, and it can be hard to know where to start, especially in a subject that’s difficult for you–which for many people means writing. /p>p>Today I’m lucky enough to host Denise Boiko–veteran homeschool mom, teacher, speaker, and author of the book em>Homeschooled and Headed for College/em>–for her tips on teaching writing at home. This post specifically focuses on elementary- and middle-school-aged children, but there is a hrefhttps://homeschoolroadmap.com/2013/teaching-your-high-schooler-to-write/>strong>a version on her website/strong>/a> focusing on high schoolers. /p>div classwp-block-image>figure classaligncenter is-resized>img srchttps://i0.wp.com/homeschoolroadmap.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/denise-book-photo-idea-20180816-cropped.jpg altdenise book photo idea 20180816 cropped width233 height299 />/figure>/div>p>strong>Welcome, Denise!/strong>/p>p>For many parents, getting an elementary or middle school student to sit down and write a paragraph or essay is like pulling teeth. (Actually, pulling teeth is easier, especially with the Siren song of the Tooth Fairy.) Writer’s block, combined with the fear of blood-red ink defacing the first draft, can deter all but the most passionate writers. Clearly, writing skills are vital for school success and for life, but getting there can be quite a challenge. However, with a little forethought and the courage to just plunge in, you can successfully coach your student in writing skills./p>p>strong>First, Set Goals/strong>/p>p>Assess your student’s starting point and then set measurable, high-priority goals for each school year. For instance, does your student need to write longer essays? Does his or her style need polishing, with more sentence variety and specific words? Is this the year to work on inserting higher level vocabulary? Or would you be content if your student conquered a raft of punctuation, spelling, and grammar errors? Whatever your goals, communicate them to your student and set manageable checkpoints. Maybe a reward system, too!/p>p>strong>Teach Writing as a Process/strong>/p>p>The best pieces of writing don’t flow effortlessly out of the pen (or keyboard) without some crucial steps engaging the brain. Teach your student to approach the rather amorphous task of writing, one step at a time. First, prewriting involves brainstorming and outlining ideas em>before/em> beginning a draft. The beauty of prewriting is that it can be done anywhere and at any time—ideas may pop up when the student least expects them. The next step, drafting, means capturing ideas in an approximate, “pretty good” form, while revision requires polishing the piece’s content, style, organization, and mechanics. To help a student suffering from writer’s block, walk through the prewriting stage together, moving steadily from the spark of an idea to the rough outline and then to an expanded outline with specific useful examples. /p>p>strong>Use a Check Sheet/strong>/p>p>To turn the fuzzy task of evaluating an essay into a more objective, goal-oriented task, try using a check sheet of elements you’re looking for in the finished essay. My own rubrics include sections for content, organization, style, and mechanics. Content means having enough “meat” and examples to develop the topic sufficiently. Organization involves inclusion of thesis statements, topic sentences, and transitions. Style encompasses sentence variety, smoothness of phrases, and adding “sparkle” with elements such as “-ly” words and strong verbs and nouns. Finally, mechanics deals with the proper use of grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization. Remember that young writers will always make mistakes in these areas. Focus on em>what/em> they are saying and em>how/em> they are organizing their thoughts./p>p>strong>Insert Variety/strong>/p>p>The younger the student, the more important it is to experiment with creative fiction, journal entries (real-life or writing as a fictional character), mini-mysteries, letters, and other fun genres to add different “food groups” to their writing plate. You can even have your student write a “how-to” essay: students will enjoy showing off their knowledge of cooking scrambled eggs, creating a virtual background for Zoom, or climbing a tree!/p>p>Likewise, whether or not your student demonstrates a flair for writing, discovering practical or artistic applications of the writing craft can make a huge difference in motivation. Writing for newsletters, contests, blogs, or other online venues—as well as crafting real-life letters to loved ones, or pursuing creative poetry—can be a fruitful and fun way to hone skills and to enjoy “being published.”/p>p>strong>Use Literature as a Springboard/strong>/p>p>Uncovering themes, symbols, character traits, and author techniques is a key focus of literature-based essays, and much of this will arise after a lively discussion of the literary work. Begin teaching your students how to use examples and quotations from the book to support points being argued. Instead of just retelling the story, the student should examine how the author communicates themes or develops characters./p>p>strong>Revise, Revise, Revise – But Not em>Ad Nauseum/em>! And Not in Red Ink!/strong>/p>p>Diligent revision is the mark of a skillful writer and should be neither skipped nor skimped. But neither should it become a dreaded chore. Work together as needed, teaching your student to proofread essays slowly and deliberately. Seek out mechanical errors, as well as spots where ideas don’t flow logically. Check for lackluster words; change sentences that need variety. One third-grader I once tutored said “revive” instead of “revise,” and indeed, an essay that has been revised has been “revived,” or given new life. This is the time to reinforce style and grammar rules, gently, and with an “I’m on your side” attitude. One more trick: use colorful gel pens for correction—never red—so that it doesn’t look like something bled and died all over the essay./p>p>strong>Finally, Write, Write, Write/strong>/p>p>One bit of advice that has stayed with me since my own high school years is “The only way to become a good writer is to write, write, write.” While mastery is elusive, improvement is guaranteed if your student keeps practicing and keeps producing. And in the end, encouragement and consistency can be the most effective tools in your writing teacher’s toolbox./p>div classwp-block-image>figure classaligncenter is-resized>a hrefhttps://amzn.to/3cKT9Vj>img srchttps://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/518nrdNYDZL._SX385_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg alt width290 height374 />/a>/figure>/div>p>strong>Thank you so much for stopping by, Denise! /strong>/p>p>strong>If you’re interested in more homeschooling resources, a copy of em>Homeschooled and Headed for College,/em> or connecting with Denise, please a hrefhttps://homeschoolroadmap.com/>visit her website /a>or a hrefhttps://amzn.to/3cKT9Vj>pick up her book on Amazon!/a>/strong>/p>div idjp-post-flair classsharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled>div classsharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled>div classrobots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing>h3 classsd-title>Share this!/h3>div classsd-content>ul>li classshare-twitter>a relnofollow noopener noreferrer data-sharedsharing-twitter-2266 classshare-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text hrefhttps://alinasayre.com/2020/05/22/guest-post-teaching-writing-relatively-painlessly-by-denise-boiko/?sharetwitter target_blank titleClick to share on Twitter >span>/span>span classsharing-screen-reader-text>Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)/span>/a>/li>li classshare-facebook>a relnofollow noopener noreferrer data-sharedsharing-facebook-2266 classshare-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text hrefhttps://alinasayre.com/2020/05/22/guest-post-teaching-writing-relatively-painlessly-by-denise-boiko/?sharefacebook target_blank titleClick to share on Facebook >span>/span>span classsharing-screen-reader-text>Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)/span>/a>/li>li>a href# classsharing-anchor sd-button share-more>span>More/span>/a>/li>li classshare-end>/li>/ul>div classsharing-hidden>div classinner styledisplay: none;width:150px;>ul stylebackground-image:none;>li classshare-email>a relnofollow noopener noreferrer data-shared classshare-email sd-button share-icon no-text hrefmailto:?subject%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Guest%20post%3A%20Teaching%20Writing%20%5BRelatively%5D%20Painlessly%20by%20Denise%20Boiko&bodyhttps%3A%2F%2Falinasayre.com%2F2020%2F05%2F22%2Fguest-post-teaching-writing-relatively-painlessly-by-denise-boiko%2F&shareemail target_blank titleClick to email a link to a friend data-email-share-error-titleDo you have email set up? data-email-share-error-textIf you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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Silverberry! /p>div classwp-block-image>figure classaligncenter size-medium>img data-attachment-id2260 data-permalinkhttps://alinasayre.com/20-3/ data-orig-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20.jpg data-orig-size960,686 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-title20 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20.jpg?w300 data-large-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20.jpg?w656 tabindex0 rolebutton loadinglazy width300 height214 srchttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20.jpg?w300 alt classwp-image-2260 srcsethttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20.jpg?w300 300w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20.jpg?w600 600w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20.jpg?w150 150w sizes(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px />/figure>/div>p>We first met at an author event at the lovely, late Village House of Books (R.I.P.) and swapped fantasy titles. His new collection of original fairy tales, em>Cerberus: Tales of Magic and Malice/em> releases tomorrow, so he’s touring the Web to promote it! I got to ask him a few questions on the way. Enjoy!/p>p>strong>Welcome, A.R.! So tell us: how did you get started writing?/strong>/p>p>My wife and I were on a fairy tale kick back in 1998, reading them to each other. When we ran out of those, I started checking out Oz books from the library. After a few of those I said to myself, em>I bet could write one of these./em> How wrong I was! But I started working on a fantasy, which was never published, and that’s when I got bitten by the writer’s bug./p>p>br>strong>What draws you to fantasy/fairy tales in particular?/strong>/p>p>I love creating worlds where anything can happen, where I’m not restricted by the boundaries of reality. And there’s something seductive about magic. It seems to be the twin of Imagination. Plus, the villains and heroes in fantasies are often larger than life./p>div classwp-block-image>figure classaligncenter size-medium>img data-attachment-id2261 data-permalinkhttps://alinasayre.com/cerberus-72dpi-1500x2000-4/ data-orig-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cerberus-72dpi-1500x2000-4.jpg data-orig-size1500,2000 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titlecerberus-72dpi-1500×2000-4 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cerberus-72dpi-1500x2000-4.jpg?w225 data-large-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cerberus-72dpi-1500x2000-4.jpg?w656 tabindex0 rolebutton loadinglazy width225 height300 srchttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cerberus-72dpi-1500x2000-4.jpg?w225 alt classwp-image-2261 srcsethttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cerberus-72dpi-1500x2000-4.jpg?w225 225w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cerberus-72dpi-1500x2000-4.jpg?w450 450w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cerberus-72dpi-1500x2000-4.jpg?w113 113w sizes(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px />/figure>/div>p>br>strong>What inspired your current series?/strong>/p>p>Aside from the short stories in em>Cerberus/em>, I’ve been working on a novella and a novel, paired prequels to my first book, em>Wyndano’s Cloak/em>. Same world, a few overlapping characters. I’m not sure where it will go. I really like the main characters in these new tales, so I’ll probably have to usher them out of the picture so they don’t interfere with events in em>Wyndano’s/em> em>Cloak/em>./p>p>br>strong>Did anything unexpected happen as you were writing em>Cerberus/em>?/strong>/p>p>Yes! There are interesting pairs. Pairs of stories. Pairs of villains. Pairs of orphans. Pairs of fairy tales. Pairs about love and loyalty. You can’t plan these things. I realized it as I was getting them ready for publication. But we only have one unconscious, and when it comes to creativity, though one may think otherwise, it’s always in the driver’s seat./p>p>strong>The fact is inescapable: you’re doing your book tour from home as we shelter in place due to COVID-19. What is your favorite strategy for staying sane in the midst of the pandemic?/strong>/p>p>Here’s my short list:/p>ul classwp-block-list>li>Do the things I enjoy every day/li>li>Only look at the news briefly to find out if there is anything important I need to know to keep my family safe/li>li>Exercise daily/li>li>Connect with the people you love/li>li>Read something that sweeps you away/li>/ul>p>strong>Thank you so much for joining us! You can a relnoreferrer noopener hrefhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B087PNJNLM target_blank>pre-order the book from Amazon/a> now for $0.99!/strong>/p>p>strong>Follow A. R. Silverberry:/strong>/p>p>a hrefhttp://www.arsilverberry.com>Website/a>/p>p>a hrefhttps://www.facebook.com/A-R-Silverberry-122991764395051>Facebook/a>/p>p>a hrefhttps://twitter.com/arsilverberry>Twitter/a>/p>div classwp-block-image>figure classaligncenter size-medium>img data-attachment-id2262 data-permalinkhttps://alinasayre.com/author-photo-web/ data-orig-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/author-photo-web.jpg data-orig-size397,497 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleauthor-photo-web data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/author-photo-web.jpg?w240 data-large-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/author-photo-web.jpg?w397 tabindex0 rolebutton loadinglazy width240 height300 srchttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/author-photo-web.jpg?w240 alt classwp-image-2262 srcsethttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/author-photo-web.jpg?w240 240w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/author-photo-web.jpg?w120 120w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/author-photo-web.jpg 397w sizes(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px />/figure>/div>p>strong>About the Author:/strong>/p>p>A. R. Silverberry writes science fiction and fantasy for children, teens, and adults. His novels, em>Wyndano’s Cloak/em> and em>The Stream/em>, earned numerous awards, including the Benjamin Franklin Award gold medal for Juvenile/Young Adult Fiction. He lives in California, where he explores enchanted forests, searching for pixies and elves./p>p>To celebrate the release of em>Cerberus/em>, A. R Silverberry is giving away prizes! 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All things seem canceled until further notice. I miss hugging my friends, I miss restaurant dining, I miss not rationing toilet paper./p>p>Yet humor and hope sprout between the sidewalk cracks. 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It’s rough, and I’m eating WAY too many peanut butter cups and using too much alliteration in my blog post titles. But I know I have it easy compared to some others–I’m looking at you, parents who suddenly find yourselves thrust into the roles of teachers. Who are on around the clock. With no help. While possibly also trying to work another full-time job. I feel for you./p>p>Books are here to help! Reading is not only a great way for kids to bridge the learning gap while they’re out of school, but it might just be a way for parents to buy a few moments of peace and quiet as well. As an educator and writer, I’ve rounded up some great spots where you can get free or discounted books for this moment. I’m touched by all the ways that publishers, authors, and booksellers have shown up to make literacy accessible to all in this time. So sail away with a book from these sources!/p>ol classwp-block-list>li>Check your library’s website for ebooks and audiobooks you can borrow for free!/li>/ol>p>2. strong>a hrefhttps://stories.audible.com/discovery>Audible.com /a>/strong>is offering a selection of audiobooks free during this time! The books are grouped for different ages, from preschool through teens, but the list also includes a number of classics that are great listens for any age. /p>p>3. Many classic books are available as a hrefhttps://www.amazon.com/s?kfree+classics&idigital-text&refnb_sb_noss_2>strong>free Kindle downloads/strong>/a> on Amazon./p>p>4. strong>a hrefhttps://www.bookbub.com/welcome>Bookbub.com/a>/strong> offers a weekly roundup of ebooks you can get for free or at a steep discount. You choose the genres you’re interested in, and they’ll send you a selection of deals by email every week. /p>p>5. strong>a hrefhttps://www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos/1/any/any>Smashwords.com/a>/strong> offers a huge selection of ebooks at a wide range of prices. Right now they’re running a sale called “Authors Give Back,” in which many authors have discounted their titles through April 20 a hrefhttps://www.smashwords.com/books/view/742441>strong>(em>The Illuminator’s Gift /em>/strong>/a>is only $2)!/p>p>6. Looking for paper copies? Local stores are closed, but independent booksellers like a hrefhttps://www.booksinc.net/>strong>Books Inc./strong>/a> are still fulfilling online orders (with free shipping)! /p>p>7. And let’s finish out with some fun! The first 10 people to send me a a hrefhttps://www.facebook.com/alinasayreauthor/>strong>Facebook message/strong>/a> will get a free promo code for one of my audiobooks! Just tell me something fun you’ve been doing to stay sane while sheltering in place, and which audiobook you’d like. Choose from The Illuminator’s Gift (#1), The Illuminator’s Test (#2), or The Illuminator Rising (#3)! /p>p>Books not only fill the time; they also teach us how to live and cope in the midst of the stress and boredom and cabin fever. 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Today officials in several Bay Area counties issued a shelter-in-place order that will last at least three weeks, so we are all now hunkering down with our stocks of snacks and (oh-so-precious?) toilet paper. /p>p>But I don’t need to tell you that./p>p>What I’ve been thinking about, partly to help myself stay calm in the midst of all the anxiety, are strong>the things coronavirus can’t touch./strong> It is easy to feel helpless, to feel defeated, by such a complete global crisis. But one of the reasons I love fantasy literature is that it clearly delineates the conflict between good and evil, and it instills a strong sense that good will win out in the end–if we choose it. /p>p>strong>So here’s where I see goodness, hope, joy, and love still very much alive and well, even in the time of coronavirus./strong>/p>p>I see it in the faces of a few friends sharing a home-cooked meal (albeit a few days ago), practicing social distancing yet closing all the distance between them. /p>p>I see it in a homemade Communion of white wine and sandwich bread, dipped with washed hands and shared among family members around the kitchen table./p>p>I see it in Netflix nights and blanket forts./p>p>I see it in slow-cooked meals made from scratch, savoring the preparation and enjoyment of joyous flavors./p>div classwp-block-image>figure classaligncenter size-medium>img data-attachment-id2216 data-permalinkhttps://alinasayre.com/20200220_195121/ data-orig-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200220_195121.jpg data-orig-size2448,3264 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"1.9","credit":"","camera":"SM-A102U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1582228280","copyright":"","focal_length":"2.91","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"} data-image-title20200220_195121 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200220_195121.jpg?w225 data-large-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200220_195121.jpg?w656 tabindex0 rolebutton loadinglazy width225 height300 srchttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200220_195121.jpg?w225 alt classwp-image-2216 srcsethttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200220_195121.jpg?w225 225w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200220_195121.jpg?w450 450w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200220_195121.jpg?w113 113w sizes(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px />figcaption>em>(Do you know what these are? They are DUMPLINGS that I made FROM SCRATCH!)/em>/figcaption>/figure>/div>p>I see it in church services held on Facebook Live, the viewer count in the upper left corner ticking higher and higher as community comes together./p>p>I see it in connection with elderly neighbors, standing six feet away, yet knowing they are provided for and not alone./p>p>I see it in the slower pace of life, hectic schedules replaced with time for the classic introverted pleasures: good books and movies, writing projects, self-taught skills, feel-good music./p>div classwp-block-image>figure classaligncenter size-medium>img data-attachment-id2215 data-permalinkhttps://alinasayre.com/20200301_172411/ data-orig-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200301_172411.jpg data-orig-size3264,2448 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"1.9","credit":"","camera":"SM-A102U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1583083449","copyright":"","focal_length":"2.91","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.0083333333333333","title":"","orientation":"1"} data-image-title20200301_172411 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200301_172411.jpg?w300 data-large-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200301_172411.jpg?w656 tabindex0 rolebutton loadinglazy width300 height225 srchttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200301_172411.jpg?w300 alt classwp-image-2215 srcsethttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200301_172411.jpg?w300 300w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200301_172411.jpg?w600 600w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200301_172411.jpg?w150 150w sizes(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px />figcaption>em>(A sign I saw in a bookstore window a few weeks ago.)/em>/figcaption>/figure>/div>p>I see it in video chats with loved ones, the screen jerking and halting as a five-year-old bolts up the stairs to show off her dolls./p>p>And I see it not least in my puppy, whose passions for snuggles and crunchy apples are undimmed by any number of global crises. /p>div classwp-block-image>figure classaligncenter size-large>img data-attachment-id2210 data-permalinkhttps://alinasayre.com/20200314_195440/ data-orig-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200314_195440.jpg data-orig-size4032,3024 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"1.7","credit":"","camera":"SM-G892U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1584215680","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.25","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.041666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1","latitude":"0","longitude":"0"} data-image-title20200314_195440 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200314_195440.jpg?w300 data-large-filehttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200314_195440.jpg?w656 tabindex0 rolebutton loadinglazy width1024 height768 srchttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200314_195440.jpg?w1024 alt classwp-image-2210 srcsethttps://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200314_195440.jpg?w1024 1024w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200314_195440.jpg?w2048 2048w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200314_195440.jpg?w150 150w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200314_195440.jpg?w300 300w, https://alinasayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200314_195440.jpg?w768 768w sizes(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px />/figure>/div>figure classwp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress>div classwp-block-embed__wrapper>iframe titleVideoPress Video Player aria-labelVideoPress Video Player width553 height984 srchttps://video.wordpress.com/embed/MG5Ql6Qd?preloadContentmetadata&hd0&cover1 frameborder0 allowfullscreen allowclipboard-write >/iframe>script srchttps://v0.wordpress.com/js/next/videopress-iframe.js?m1674852142>/script>/div>/figure>p>Though I am terribly afraid and confused and uncertain of the future, there is love, love, love, tenacious and unstoppable, pushing up through the sidewalks and jetting out through the cracks of pandemic lockdown–through text, video, Facebook Live, six-foot-distant smiles in the grocery store, and around the kitchen table./p>p>So be safe, everyone. Follow the a hrefhttps://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/prevention.html>strong>CDC health guidelines/strong>/a>, and get a good laugh out of these a hrefhttps://www.npr.org/2020/03/04/811609241/coronavirus-fears-have-led-to-a-golden-age-of-hand-washing-psas>strong>amazing hand-washing music videos/strong>/a> from around the world. strong>And in these strange times, whatever the form, hold on to goodness and love./strong> I give you one of my favorite fantasy quotes, taken from em>The Fellowship of the Ring:/em>/p>p>em>‘The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.”/em>/p>div idjp-post-flair classsharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled>div classsharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled>div classrobots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing>h3 classsd-title>Share this!/h3>div classsd-content>ul>li classshare-twitter>a relnofollow noopener noreferrer data-sharedsharing-twitter-2207 classshare-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text hrefhttps://alinasayre.com/2020/03/16/love-in-the-time-of-coronavirus/?sharetwitter target_blank titleClick to share on Twitter >span>/span>span classsharing-screen-reader-text>Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)/span>/a>/li>li classshare-facebook>a relnofollow noopener noreferrer data-sharedsharing-facebook-2207 classshare-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text hrefhttps://alinasayre.com/2020/03/16/love-in-the-time-of-coronavirus/?sharefacebook target_blank titleClick to share on Facebook >span>/span>span classsharing-screen-reader-text>Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)/span>/a>/li>li>a href# classsharing-anchor sd-button share-more>span>More/span>/a>/li>li classshare-end>/li>/ul>div classsharing-hidden>div classinner styledisplay: none;width:150px;>ul stylebackground-image:none;>li classshare-email>a relnofollow noopener noreferrer data-shared classshare-email sd-button share-icon no-text hrefmailto:?subject%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Love%20in%20the%20Time%20of%20Coronavirus&bodyhttps%3A%2F%2Falinasayre.com%2F2020%2F03%2F16%2Flove-in-the-time-of-coronavirus%2F&shareemail target_blank titleClick to email a link to a friend data-email-share-error-titleDo you have email set up? data-email-share-error-textIf you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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The days get shorter, the brilliant trees go bare, and we must remember how to be in the dark./p>a hrefhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/1694356299/refas_li_ss_il?ref_pe_3052080_397514860&linkCodeli3&tagalisayaut-20&linkId2deb1b85e676688d2ab6c3a542d3e58c&languageen_US target_blank>img border0 src//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encodingUTF8&ASIN1694356299&Format_SL250_&IDAsinImage&MarketPlaceUS&ServiceVersion20070822&WS1&tagalisayaut-20&languageen_US>/a>img srchttps://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?talisayaut-20&languageen_US&lli3&o1&a1694356299 width1 height1 border0 alt styleborder:none !important;margin:0!important; />p>But this is also one of my favorite times of year. As an introvert, I love few things more than curling up with a good cup of tea and a cozy blanket. Yes, there’s less daylight. But that can also mean a slower pace of life. (Maybe) a less hectic social calendar. More time to process and think, to read and just be. It’s a good time for authenticity and reflection. 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