Spring cleaning, literally and mentally
Yesterday I spent a few good hours cleaning my desk and reorganizing things. I filled a whole paper grocery bag of papers to be recycled, and I filled up a file...
Category: Writing
Short Story: Forest Mother
Forest Mother a short story by Nikki Bollman She snuck out at midnight through the window in her room. The full moon cast white light over her, and she was glad...
Writing goals before NaNoWriMo
I set myself a goal of writing 1,000 words a day in September and October. I set the goal on September 3rd, but had already started hand writing the novel in a ...
Vintage finds: Smith & Corona portable typewriters!
A couple of years ago Chris and I began a vintage typewriter collection. It wasn’t really on purpose. We happened upon a cute teal typewriter at our local...
An introspective on what I want Sticks & Scribbles to be.
Right now it seems as if there could be nothing more wonderful than finally being able to sit outside on the deck and write. Finally, Duluth has had a sunny, dr...
Duluth is a knitter’s city
Yesterday was June 1st, and the weather here in Duluth greeted us with mist, fog, and rain. Since April, people on my Facebook page and elsewhere have been grip...
On Hold
The blog has been on hold for quite a while. Soon I will have a little bit more time to keep it up. The transition from my old blog to this new one has not gone...