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Young Adult Fantasy Adventures

Bloodmark, the second book in the Bloodmark Saga by Aurora Whittet.

Bloodmark, the first book in the Bloodmark Saga by Aurora Whittet.

Bloodmoon, the third and final book in the Bloodmark Saga by Aurora Whittet.

Children’s Picture Books

How to Turn Your Mom into a Monster By Aurora Whittet Best. 2018 Gold Medal IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award. 2018 Bronze Moonbeam Children's Book Award. 2018 Eric Hoffer Grand Prize Finalist.

Mama's Knight: A Cancer Story of Love by Aurora Whittet

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Feeling sparkly at writer's group tonight hehehe more shiny stuffffff!

Grinch cookies for our Grinch movie tradition. We

Grinch cookies for our Grinch movie tradition. We can't be stopped! What's your favorite Grinch version? We love the animated Benedict Cumberbatch version.

My family came upon a marvelous nature artist in t

My family came upon a marvelous nature artist in the woods and her creations were delightful whimsy! #westwoodnaturecenter #stlouisparkmn

Living my best life hugging puppies!

Living my best life hugging puppies!

Posting this here too because I love glitter and g

Posting this here too because I love glitter and girl time and Stevie Nicks and I made a 101 list of things I wanted to do and achieve and this was on my list and I'm so thrilled it came true. Writing it down made it real. Always write your goals and dreams no matter how big or crazy or small. Write it down. Make it happen. #stevienicks

Snuck some time with some dear friends for cocoa a

Snuck some time with some dear friends for cocoa and drawing this morning. Finally making progress on this piece again. Slowly but surely.

Absolutely dreamy evening. I love Stevie so much a

Absolutely dreamy evening. I love Stevie so much and I have always wanted to see her love. She's a gem! #stevienicks

Turns out I should look where I'm going. A fall do

Turns out I should look where I'm going. A fall down the stairs, a lot of screaming, and a trip to urgent care later I got me a sprained ankle and a funny little support boot. Luckily no breaks. Not how I planned my Sunday night but alas here we are. :)

Happy Halloween to all the mad hatters out there.

Happy Halloween to all the mad hatters out there. :) once upon a time my mom's hair all fell out from chemo and I had a hat made just for her and this is what she created with the amazing @joynoelle.atelier (an incredible designer in Minneapolis) all those years ago. Since then, cancer stole my mama but her fabulous flair and style live on!

Drying my herbs today. Lavender, rosemary and thym

Drying my herbs today. Lavender, rosemary and thyme from my garden. Winter is coming. (It was a Midwest thing before GOT) ;) ahahha.

By the royal decree of one of my tiny humans, I fr

By the royal decree of one of my tiny humans, I froze my butt off helping him fly a kite this morning in 26 degree weather. It was pretty epic. #minnesotaweather

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Well bad planning equals a miserable day for dock

Well bad planning equals a miserable day for dock removal. But alas this is Minnesota life.

My husband, sons and I painstakingly and lovingly

My husband, sons and I painstakingly and lovingly restored my mama's 1974 classic Lund boat, down to every sweet detail like this vintage emblem. When I lost my mom to cancer, I found myself clinging to the trinkets of her story and her things, and now one by one I bring my past memories back to life to add to them with my family and I know she's smiling from heaven at her shiny red boat. The past and the future are tightly woven in the tapestry of time.

Absolutely beautiful day!

Absolutely beautiful day!

Where rocks meet the shore, my little slice of ear

Where rocks meet the shore, my little slice of earthly heaven begins to sleep for the season.

So delighted by this delicious slice of autumn I m

So delighted by this delicious slice of autumn I made. Spice cake with brown butter cream cheese frosting!

I got to dig into stories with these beauties last

I got to dig into stories with these beauties last night. They always get my mind whirling on cool things. I'm so lucky to walk life with them.

Bookmark goddesses! Freyja the goddess of love and

Bookmark goddesses! Freyja the goddess of love and war. Concealed within her warrior heart she dances with wild abandon. These are going up on Etsy this week!

Bebe watermelon 🍉 so cute 🥰

Bebe watermelon 🍉 so cute 🥰

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