by amiemccracken | Sep 22, 2011 | book review, reading
I put off reading The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath first because everyone in college had read it and it just seemed cliche. Then I put it off because I was worried it would scare me with all the craziness inside. It’s not scary, but perhaps in the mundane and normal...
by amiemccracken | Sep 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
This month we are reading The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.If you would like to virtually join in: read the book, post a blog post, and I will share your post on the night we meet. (Right now that is tentatively October 18th.)I’m not sure what our themed party...
by amiemccracken | Sep 20, 2011 | writing
I’ve been watching a TV show called Heartland. It’s based off of a series of books I read as a teenager that are about a girl and her gift to heal battered horses. The show is pretty good, but it’s really making me want to ride my horse and...
by amiemccracken | Sep 15, 2011 | photography, portrait
I had the express pleasure of photographing two sisters last weekend. One was for her senior portraits and the other was for a professional set for a website. We had a lot of fun changing outfits and climbing through flowers. They are really beautiful young...
by amiemccracken | Sep 13, 2011 | story, writing
I had a horrible situation this last week. Well, I suppose it started a few weeks ago. My husband has been gone during the week every week for a few months now. On night a while back I found a ginormous spider in our bedroom just before I feel asleep. I tried to smash...
