Talena Winters 5/29/23 Talena Winters 5/29/23

Through the Fire

We’re in the worst wildfire season in Alberta’s history, but there’s a lot of other life stuff happening too. Thankfully, most of it’s good.

Talena Winters 7/15/21 Talena Winters 7/15/21

A Matter of Perspective

Quick update on The Sphinx’s Heart revisions and some family stuff.

Talena Winters 6/25/21 Talena Winters 6/25/21

Weird Things I'm Grateful For: Toilets

Sometimes it helps to count your blessings. One of the biggest that doesn’t deserve nearly enough attention: indoor plumbing. Can I get an amen?

Talena Winters 6/23/21 Talena Winters 6/23/21

Message in a Bottle

A Diary of an Internet Castaway. Help! Send GIFs!

Talena Winters 6/21/21 Talena Winters 6/21/21

Remembering Me

“Do you remember who I am?” Mom asks.

I don’t bother asking Grandma if she remembers me. She hasn’t recognized me as her granddaughter for years.

Talena Winters 1/3/18 Talena Winters 1/3/18

A Winter’s Day In “Through the Lens”

Today, I had a break from writing. So it was kind of a look-at-life-through-the-lens sort of day. Here are a few things my camera and I saw. Also, I was so honoured to be featured on Mary DeMuth's podcast the Restory Show.

Talena Winters 4/29/16 Talena Winters 4/29/16

Photo Friday: Hope from Chaos

"Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit." Henry Adams. Boy, do I hope that's true, because chaos abounds right now!

Talena Winters 6/12/15 Talena Winters 6/12/15

Inconveniences I Would Rather Have (and “Things I’ll Never Do” song)

On Wednesday, I found I was grieving all the things that Munchkin will not get to do that I wanted him to be able to do. I find that writing songs helps me deal with very stressful and emotional topics, so I wrote "Things I'll Never Do". Here is a quick scratch recording on a video for this song.