Thank you to Shyla for nominating this site for a Liebster award, which celebrates new blogs. Check out her site! Great stories!

Here are the rules:

• Thank the person who nominated you and post a link to their blog.
• Display the Liebster Award on your blog.
• Share 11 random facts about yourself.
• Answer 11 questions your nominator has asked.
• Nominate up to 11 bloggers with less than 1000 followers.
• Ask them 11 new questions or the same ones you were asked.
• Let the bloggers you nominate know!
• Copy the rules into your post.

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Eleven random facts:

1. I have a certificate in Ethnobotany.

2. I cannot properly flip anyone the bird.   : (

3. I am not a big horror movie fan, even though I write some creepy stuff!

4. I have a giant dog with a tiny head.

5. I have two cats that I am pretty sure are actually just enchanted stuffed animals.

6. I mostly have posted paintings on my site, but my skill is definitely in sketching!

7. Seven is my favorite number.

8. My favorite color is grey, which I prefer to spell with an E just because it looks nicer than gray.

9. I am running out of random facts.

10. I have never been good at these things.

11. Yes, indeed.

 

Eleven questions from Shyla:

How did you come up with your blog concept?

I love writing short stories and flash fiction, and wanted to see if there was any interest in my writing. I have a few ideas for novels floating around, so I thought a blog was a good place to start.

What inspires you to keep blogging?

The feedback, and seeing the countries on the stats map light up when I have a new visitor! So thrilling to see that someone across the world has seen something that I have posted!

What are you currently reading (or most recently read)?

I recently finished The Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, and I am midway through Bill Nye’s book on evolution.

What’s the scariest book you’ve ever read?

I read a bunch of cheesy vampire novellas when I was too young, and those stuck with me for a long time… I put garlic cloves in my windowsill.    :>

Are you a night owl or a morning bird?

I can be both, but generally my favorite wake up time is around 8 or 9.

What in your life are you most proud of?

My educational endeavors.

Who is your hero?

I have so much respect for Malala Yousafzai, her book was incredible.

Do you have a phobia? If so, what is it?

No phobias, though I am a big wimp when it comes to spiders and creepy crawlies.

If you were to write the story of you, what genre would it be and why?

Definitely satire. I mock myself pretty regularly.

What is the best movie you’ve seen recently?

I really enjoyed A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night & Mad Max: Fury Road

What’s your biggest pet peeve?

The use of the word irregardless. It just means regardless!

My nominations:

“It come to me in a vision…” a view of the world from the sub-arctic.

astridjaekel.com

Clockworks

Take The Line For A Walk

A Poet in the Kitchen

Anne Williamson Ceramics

My questions:

1. Name your top 5 favorite authors! (This counts as 5 questions.)
2. Name your top 5 favorite books! (This also counts as 5 questions.)
3. Watermelon or werewolf?