Category Archives: Books I Love

An Inch Made All the Difference

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Bobbie Herron

So much can happen during an unplanned 10-week break from blogging. My last post was on August 17th, and a week later I got word that I had reached the top of a housing waiting list, so it was time … Continue reading →

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Telling Tales in a New Way

Posted on June 8, 2025 by Bobbie Herron

I’ve spent hours this week listening to The Art of Brevity, a brilliant celebration of “less is more.” “Flash fiction is a brook flowing through the woods. It is easy to step over, and it’s not big enough to be … Continue reading →

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Give Yourself Permission to have Gentle Habits

Posted on May 25, 2025 by Bobbie Herron

Here’s a mostly true story: Aaron (or “Double-A-Ron” as his friends called him) was a gentle soul lovingly referred to as the town drunk. His regular haunt was the Village Tap Tavern. Every day he would wander in about 4pm, … Continue reading →

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Your artistic license is mandatory.

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Bobbie Herron

I have heard people say, apologetically, that they took “artistic license” when they changed a scene they were trying to draw or paint. I get it, but they’re wrong to apologize. The truth is, your artistic license needs to be … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Cure for Your Next Creative Stall-out

Posted on June 10, 2023 by Bobbie Herron

Do you ever feel like sketching, but you don’t feel like sketching? By that I mean, do you ever feel like playing with your pens and paper and watercolor toys, but you have no interest at all in finding a … Continue reading →

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I’m moving! Not really…

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Bobbie Herron

Last week I was lucky to have a long visit with my niece who is in the midst of one of life’s top stressors: Moving Your Household. I’ve moved more times than I can count (okay, full disclosure, I’ve moved … Continue reading →

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Enough is enough…finally

Posted on December 4, 2022 by Bobbie Herron

I recently finished reading a book entitled, “A Life of Being, Having, and Doing Enough” by Wayne Muller. Published eleven years ago in 2011, I bet I highlighted passages on half of the 256 pages. Reading it now was perfect … Continue reading →

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