Unwind to modern and meditative music with natural scenery from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio and a beach in California, through this photography slideshow.
Category: Photography
Presenting the Social Gap Experiment
Creativity. Courage. Compassion. The Social Gap Experiment is a project to bridge the gap of social distancing and use creativity to connect during the global pandemic. We shared stories of hope on social media in the summer of 2020. Now, we’ve published an anthology to support those in need.
“Only those who risk going too far can possible find out how far one can go.” — T.S. Eliot
Rare Beauty
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…
Whimsy & Wanderlust
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.
Pure Michigan
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!
A Poem: Minneapolis
Written in 2005, this poem was born out of romantic love. Perhaps it holds new meaning in 2020.
“The power of imagination makes us infinite.”
— John Muir
“Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.” — Gloria Steinem
“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.
melissa f. kaelin 