The Last Dregs of Fall

October is nearly gone. 

And I'm pretty sad about that. I did have a good month, full of good food, brisk walks, and writing to soft music and rain. Watched the leaves fall and collect in messy piles. Listened to loads of spooky podcasts and music. Ate 4 boxes of Pillsbury cookies. ( I might regret that)

Wrote down as many descriptions of it as I could to use for after it's gone. Filmed the rain. There were so many gorgeously bleary days. I always love when the air has just a hint of ice and everything is damp but comfortable. Everything takes on a smudgy look. Those are my favorite. 

Screamed my way through a corn maze. That was quite literally in the middle of nowhere. We almost didn't find it. It was dark, and the corn sounded like it was whispering every time the wind hit it. Had us seeing people where there were none so when people actually did jump out at you it was twice as scary. 

Can't believe this is the last season. *cries*

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It's been a sad girl autumn yall. Or my music taste is just depressing.

Watched my fair share of shows new and old, feels especially fitting for the season. I stayed up to til two one night to star gaze. Trying to catch a meteor shower, the Hunter moon was too bright to see it though. I still got to see some constellations and have a quiet moment with God. Would highly reccomend doing it at least once.

Will she ever finish this? (probably not)

I didn't get as much done as I wanted to this month, I ended up doing a lot of photo editing and other related tasks that ate up my writing and art time, but I still did a bit of everything. 

A mess of snippets.

A simple alchemy. The type people overlook.  Crayons and cheap water paint. The trappings of it made it insignificant. Child’s play. It amazes me how quickly its effect is lost. Most people look at paintings and see nothing more than a poor imitation of life. Or seem to think a picture would garner the same result.

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“Is something there?” A voice sounds from behind me.

I startle, feeling a cold shock. I glance back, and catch a glimpse of a sharp jaw and  a shock of nearly white hair.

“What?”

“In the trees.” He responds, his tone measured and calm unlike mine.

“Nothing, I thought I heard something…” I shuffle my notes together.

He steps past the bench. He’s lanky but wearing a sweater that’s a few sizes too big. It distorts his silhouette. He’s holding an iced coffee I recognize the logo it’s from my favorite café.

There’s something awkward about his stance. 

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A smile that resembles a bruise. Something with impact.

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Really going to try to get a majority of this story finished in November. I'm not doing Nano per se, but I'm going to try to hit a goal each day. Been having a blast with it, so lets hope that doesn't change. 

I read a bunch of great books. Wicked Fox and Vicious Spirits by Kat Cho are both fantastic and full of Korean folklore. 

I devoured Between Jobs by W. R Gingwell I love the slightly insane premise and fantastic writing. A human girl becoming the pet of two fae and one vampire. Hilarity ensues. I also highkey ship her with JinYeong. The part where she woke up snuggling him like a glorfied teddy bear. *reader I died*

I need the rest of the seiries, there's like nine of them and I'm so excited to read them. I may have found my new favorite author. 

I also got my Halloween costume early this year, so you guys actually get to see it.

That means I'll be curled up Nov 1st mourning the end of fall looking like this. With drippy mascara tears. If that image doesn't make you laugh I don't know what will. 

In the meantime I'll be blasting What does the Fox say and attempting to enjoy the remainder of my favorite month.