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A day at the beach in Homer, Alaska

This has been a busy summer. We kicked it off June 1st (yes, that was the beginning of summer in Alaska) with a family trip to a small town called Homer. It's a...

Disgraced Healer -- Fifty word short

The battlefield quiets. A hand rises amongst bodies. Pleading eyes meet mine. I can save him. But his uniform... the phantom scent of burnt flesh clings to my n...

Macrophotography--A day at the beach--Rocks and Shells

I love to spend time on the beach with my family exploring the tiny world of the sea. I'm a big lover of the ocean and have spent most of my life living somewhe...

Macrophotography--A day at the beach--Rockweed

I have another macro photo to share today from our summer trip to Homer, Alaska. You can find the previous photograph here. I wanted to share a couple of the ma...

Lost to the Sea -- Fifty word short

Public Domain painting by Dutch artist Johannes Christiaan Schotel. Original painting was modified by me. Storm-strained sails threatened to break the mast. Ola...

Macrophotography--A day at the beach--Crab

Wow. It has been some time since I've made a Steemit post. Summer life has kept me busy--being what it is--with work, family, and everything in between. I've al...

Take a look at my tremendous conflagration

I have the extraordinary pleasure of enjoying what I do for a paycheck. I did make a post about it once, but in case you've just stumbled upon this I'll let you...

Art Contest Results and Writing Contest #12

Source Apologies for the lateness of this contest result - as you might imagine, it has been super busy at The Writers' Block planning our first get together in...

Woolly Kicks — The only shoes that have inspired me to write a review

I never thought I'd be writing about shoes. Unless going on a hike, I never cared much about what I put on my feet. I would look for a good deal on something co...

Monomad - Monday (Macro) - Walking on the rafters

Man, what a crazy week. There are a couple of posts I was hoping to get done, but work kept me very busy this week and today is the start of my son's soccer sea...

Monomad - Monday (Macro) - Spawn of Ungoliant

Macro photography is a lot of fun, so I see Mondays being a frequent Monomad favorite for me. Turning again to my back yard, this time I was after something wit...

Pacific Brood - 50 word short - and an homage to mothers

This is a 50 word short story for @Jayna's current prompt: "hatch." Also, continue reading after the short for a scientific Mother's Day blog post and a little ...

The Write Answers Episode 4, Featuring AKSounder and Isaria

Our fourth episode of "The Write Answers with RhondaK" had its usual share of technical glitches live, but the recorded version that played through OBS is excel...

Monomad - Monday (Macro) - Springtime buds

I'm pretty sure I'm about one hour late for the Monomad deadline--I got caught up in the macro world of my backyard after getting home from a weekend trip and h...

Break the Silence

April has been a crazy month for me and I'm here to admit that Steemit fell a little by the wayside. Between adjusting to a new shift dynamic at work, preparing...

Snow Sculptures

It's been a little difficult to make the time for a post lately. My family got a good round of the flu followed by a stubborn cough for a couple of weeks, but b...

Automaton Oligarchy -- a 50 word short

I've seen many members of The Writer's Block having some fun with fifty word short stories lately, and @Jayna is hosting the latest prompt using the word "bark....

Fifty-word story prompt and contest

Hello 50-word story-writing enthusiasts! Our friend @miniature-tiger is currently on a hiatus from Steemit. In the interest of supporting this wonderful initiat...

Bottling day - my first shot at brewing mead

A few days ago it was time to bottle up my first batch of mead. I have a fair amount of experience brewing all-grain beer with a friend who has all the equipmen...