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Endings and beginnings of creative endeavors

Endings and Beginnings

November 6, 2020

Messy notebooks help get a creative project started

Two simple things to get a creative project started

November 6, 2020

Dust and Mud | Dog-approved (and color-coordinated) fiction for you!

A novel for you!

October 2, 2020

Grow Your Dream

Grow Your Dream With A Little Extra Support

April 20, 2020

New Year’s Greetings + Important Reminder

December 30, 2017

Choose Wonder

August 26, 2017

Planting seeds (a metaphor)

March 22, 2017

A Year of Trying Things

A Year of Trying Things

January 7, 2017

For YOU!

Gratitude & a Gift

November 25, 2016

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Creativity

inspiration to fuel your healthy creative habit

Simplicity

thoughts on a simple & sustainable life

Good Work

tips & tools for doing independent creative work you love

Behind the scenes

what's happening around here

Tomorrow morning, please consider giving a gift of

Tomorrow morning, please consider giving a gift of any amount to Fertile GroundWorks through the Community Health & Education Foundation (CHEF) website. CHEF will generously match gifts tomorrow only in honor of Giving Tuesday. Fertile GroundWorks grows 20K pounds of healthy food each year for those in need and, along the way, helps backyard farmers like me have greener thumbs. The garden (and the people in it) create a welcome sanctuary during difficult times. The link for tomorrow is: https://chefgivingcommunity.org/givingtuesday/

In the light of this morning’s full moon, I rece

In the light of this morning’s full moon, I received my first professional book review for Dust and Mud. It is a full, clear, and beautiful tribute to what I was hoping Dust and Mud could be for a reader (link in bio). It also reflects my designer-confusion over the cover! May you honor your own light and shadows today on this full moon eclipse Monday. Thank you @indie_reader!

Ah, this is what hope feels like. Hope for the fut

Ah, this is what hope feels like. Hope for the future of our country with new leaders talking about our hearts and our souls and our better natures…and our planet! (Also, there’s a new note about the endings and beginnings of other things at sarahmattern.com/blog)

If you’re looking for a good diversion during se

If you’re looking for a good diversion during serious times, I’d like to point you in the direction of Dust and Mud. That’s the novel I’ve been working on in my spare time over the past few years. It’s a story about people healing themselves when the world’s falling apart. (It also has an ecoterrorist attack, a corrupt agrochemical company, unlikely heroes, and a possible ghost!) You can find out more and read a preview at sarahmattern.com/dust-mud. And, if you have your own creative dream you’re pursuing, here’s my advice: keep going! You have it in you!

A beautiful orange dog under a scary orange sky. W

A beautiful orange dog under a scary orange sky. What's happening has a name: climate change. Biden pledges 100% clean power by 2035, that's inspiring. It's time to clean up our electricity system. I believe we can do it.

What happens to a dream deferred? The question per

What happens to a dream deferred? The question persists.

The old man dog is still a puppy.

The old man dog is still a puppy.

I haven't been out to the garden for a while, and

I haven't been out to the garden for a while, and I’m a little late in sharing this, but the beautiful people there are still growing healthy food for our local food bank and kitchens. This is all especially important right now, so if you have a little extra cash to spare, consider sending a few dollars to fertilegroundworks.org/donate.

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