The Nut Farm visit The Nut Farm

You know the rainy season is in full swing when visiting a macadamia nut sorting and packaging plant is an enticing option for afternoon fun. The plant is, you guessed it- in the jungle, surrounded by miles of mac nut trees, which are pretty, if repetitive. The plant itself is, well, an industrial plant. There’s [...]

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Digging Deep

For all my big, excited talk about querying agents and submitting my manuscript, I have done neither. Gumption levels have sank perilously low. The problem is- I thought I should do more research before submitting. So I have, and dang, publishing is an even more terrifying jungle than the one I live in. The more [...]

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Does Marriage Change People?

Last night, while drinking rum from hollowed out passion fruits (when in Rome, yo) my husband and I sat discussing the parents of an old college roommate. The husband in this pair was not so nice a guy, at least not to his wife. He treated her badly for years (mentally), left her for another [...]

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The Almost Mini Vacay

I don’t think it truly counts as a mini vacay; it was only one day. But one day is enough
 

to conquer lava
 

 
 

Sand
 

Air
 

and Water.
 

To feel the sun
 
 

and watch it go down.
 
 

To share a quiet moment
 
 

before picking up the petals
 
 
 

and heading home.

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