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By Shaina Frantz Posted on November 15, 2022

My Love/Hate Relationship with Social Media

I took a break from Instagram. By a break I mean a looooong break over months of it completely off of my phone. This is not a sermon on how … Continue reading My Love/Hate Relationship with Social Media

Categories: My LifeTags: Life Things, My Lifely Adventures
By Shaina Frantz Posted on November 8, 2022

How to Write a Blog Post

What it’s like to write a blog post. I sit down in a comfortable spot with my computer. (the more comfortable it is, the better, we may be here a … Continue reading How to Write a Blog Post

Categories: Story How-ToTags: Silly Things, Story How-To, Writerly Things
By Shaina Frantz Posted on November 3, 2022

Morning Traffic

I commute to work every morning. As the sun is crawling out of bed I clamber into my car and head down well worn roads. After my day at work … Continue reading Morning Traffic

Categories: My LifeTags: Life Things, My Lifely Adventures, This Beautiful Life
By Shaina Frantz Posted on October 19, 2022

To the Picky Readers

You don’t have to read every single book. Really, you don’t. Realistically, you won’t be able to anyway. There are hundreds of years worth of books by thousands of authors … Continue reading To the Picky Readers

Categories: BooksTags: Beautiful Stories, Books, Story Musings
By Shaina Frantz Posted on October 12, 2022

Book Review: Piranesi

Have you ever read a book and thought, ‘This is my kind of book?’ I just did. I love many books, but this one was the kind of book I … Continue reading Book Review: Piranesi

Categories: Book ReviewsTags: Beautiful Stories, Book Review, Books
By Shaina Frantz Posted on October 4, 2022

New Clothes

Yesterday I brought out my winter clothes. Since that time is upon us where the weather turns cold and summer dresses bring frozen legs. I opened the drawer they had … Continue reading New Clothes

Categories: My LifeTags: Life Things, This Beautiful Life, Thoughts
By Shaina Frantz Posted on September 28, 2022

In Pursuit of Slow

I dislike being busy, hectic, living the fast lane, whatever you want to call it. I don’t like feeling like I am at the end of my rope, with so … Continue reading In Pursuit of Slow

Categories: Living SimplyTags: Life Things, Minimalism, Slow Living
By Shaina Frantz Posted on September 14, 2022

Changing Seasons

The last two mornings have been brisk. I step outside into cool air that prickles my skin. The long shadows in the morning hint at something new, something changing. Fall … Continue reading Changing Seasons

Categories: My LifeTags: Life Things, My Lifely Adventures, This Beautiful Life, This Life
By Shaina Frantz Posted on September 7, 2022September 7, 2022

Book Review: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Why did I read this? 1) It is a classic. 2) A friend highly recommended it. 3) I got it for free. All an excellent combination. Also, it is rather … Continue reading Book Review: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Categories: Book ReviewsTags: Beautiful Stories, Book Review, Books
By Shaina Frantz Posted on August 31, 2022

Lessons From Teaching

In my experience, teachers learn as much as the students do sometimes, if not often. The list of things I have learned from my students, and from teaching, in the … Continue reading Lessons From Teaching

Categories: My LifeTags: Life Things, My Lifely Adventures, Teaching
By Shaina Frantz Posted on August 23, 2022

Journaling

Journaling, ya know, the ‘Dear Diary’ stuff where you write all your deepest secrets with a purple sparkly pen? Or maybe you think about bullet journals that look so gorgeous … Continue reading Journaling

Categories: The Writing LifeTags: Journal, My Writing Journey, The Writing Life, Writerly Things
By Shaina Frantz Posted on August 10, 2022

‘Adulting’ is Ridiculous

I have a quibble with the world. Many actually, but we are only talking about one of them today. I have a quibble with ‘adulting’. The phrase, the reasoning behind … Continue reading ‘Adulting’ is Ridiculous

Categories: My LifeTags: Life Things

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