In September, I had the honor of spending two weeks at a writing residency hosted by Hypatia-in-the-Woods in Washington. During that time, I stayed in a cabin called Holly House and worked on my current novel. Here’s the living room:
There was a little loft upstairs, and I spent most of my time sitting on the bed with my laptop.
I got so much done. I’m grateful to Hypatia-in-the-Woods for the opportunity to focus on the work I most want to be doing.
When not writing, I ran into some nature, like this praying mantis:
And this dome-like spider web:
And the Mima Mounds National Preserve. No one knows what made these mounds–my favorite theory is prehistoric gophers.
This being Washington, there was lots of water around:
All the sea shells on the beach were covered with barnacles. Here I am being horrified about it on Instagram: