Art & Writing
With a year of public speaking in the books, I’m excited to travel farther and mentor new Aurora Chasers even more in the coming year!
Try these eight ideas when you are searching for a location to get a spectacular view of the Northern Lights.
As I embark on more invigorating Aurora Chases, it feels like a dream come true!
A creative individual, I draw a lot of inspiration from nature, the night sky, the written word, and the many talented people who cross my path.
“I am so thirsty for the marvelous that only the marvelous has power over me. Anything I can not transform into something marvelous, I let go. Reality doesn’t impress me.” — Anaïs Nin
Chase the Aurora in the mid-latitudes! Find out what it takes to catch this phenomenon in your own backyard with my new guidebook.
So many adventures, so little time! To make it easy, I’ve compiled the best links in one place.
In many parts of the world, night falls and all one has to do is look up to witness the magnificence that expands out into the atmosphere and beyond the edges of our world. In other parts, it’s not so easy.
If one happens to be out alone at night under the Aurora Borealis and hears a whistling sound, one has only to whistle in return, and the lights will come closer out of curiosity.
New ideas are flowing for #PoetNotes, a series of my poetic musings on social media. I don’t always have the time it takes to compose a new poem, which led me to jot down these notes. Mostly on Instagram, these pieces of inspiration appear across social media channels. Follow me on Instagram. A selection of…
“Only those who risk going too far can possible find out how far one can go.” — T.S. Eliot
Wonders of the night sky and rare natural phenomena have inspired a lot of my creative writing, especially in fiction. These pieces feature elements of the night: Aurora Novel, my debut novel based on Northern Lights Milky Way Novel, a work in progress featuring Milky Way mythology BlackJack, a short story of magical realism Crossing…
With so much natural beauty, I’ve always dreamed of traveling the U.S. Now, I hope to turn my dreams into reality, and visit as many national parks as I can.
One of my goals in life is to visit as many state parks and national parks as I can. After setting out to travel more in Michigan, I decided to jot down which state parks I’ve visited and try to see them all!
Many pieces of my creative writing have been selected for literary journals and an excerpt of my novel was published in an anthology. I also had the honor of publishing two books, with the most recent book releasing in 2020. It’s exciting to have my creative work appear in print! New! “Social Gap Experiment Anthology”…
The gloves came off. I removed the mask. And I bared myself to the hemlock trees. Unfiltered.
“We’re going to make beautiful science.” Nothing captures the launch of the ESA Solar Orbiter better than the words of NASA’s Dr. Nicola Fox. As a NASA Social Media Ambassador, I had the honor of attending a live launch.
After submitting to a gallery, I’m excited to share that several of my paintings were selected for exhibition and publication!
“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson My late brothers would have turned 20 in February, but it’s my hope to carry their light into the future. Inspired by the twins, I wrote my first novel.
As Aurora Chasers, we love hearing about new solar flares. But many things have to happen for a solar flare to have any visible impact on our night skies.
Eat. Sleep. Travel. Repeat. Then chase the Aurora at every opportunity! In our times, I feel very fortunate to live the life I have now, and to share the experience of the Aurora with so many people. It’s an honor to chase our dreams together! Filled with adventure, travel and Northern Lights, here’s a look…
You’re never going to believe this! For months, I’ve been asking myself what my next step is, what makes the most sense, what reaches the community of Aurora Chasers that I know and love. I was thinking podcasts, but in response to the huge growth in our community last week, I realized audio and visual…
Are you hoping to see the colors of the Northern Lights with your own eyes? It helps to determine your goals when you start Aurora Chasing. What is it that you are setting out to do?
How would you describe yourself as an Aurora Chaser? If you really get into Aurora Chasing, I think it helps to determine what your goals are while you are pursuing the Northern Lights.
So many book ideas, so little time! Imagine chasing the solar eclipse. I’m excited to dive deeper into creative writing and bring these ideas to the world.
Unwind to modern and meditative music with natural scenery from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio and a beach in California, through this photography slideshow.
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