Lauren Ihrke

  • Slow Progress Is Still Progress

    The winter season finally seems to be settling in, albeit with a lot more brown and green than I’m used to. (The featured image is from a more wintery winter. Actually an early spring.) As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve made… Continue reading

    Slow Progress Is Still Progress
  • Reflections on the Darkest Day of the Year

    As the Winter Solstice, the shortest and darkest day of the year, graced us this week, I found myself drawn to reflections on the cyclical nature of life and my connection to this season. I don’t consider myself Wiccan, I… Continue reading

  • My Year in Books

    My reading goal for the year was 50 books, which I moved up 10 from last year, assuming that since I was now done with my masters, I would have plenty of time to read. However, what I failed to… Continue reading

    My Year in Books
  • Using Dreams as Inspiration

    I had a peculiar dream last night that took place in a dark and gritty world where people dealt in magic items and demons and demigods grant favors to those who show them proper deference. One of the characters in… Continue reading

    Using Dreams as Inspiration
  • Exploring My family History

    No blog last week because life is hard, and nothing new on the writing side of things this week. Instead, I’ve been relaxing by spending some time editing photos and adding them to my Google Portfolio.  I also got back… Continue reading

    Exploring My family History