Kristen Farrell

The Omen of Spring’s Eve

The dead of winter is upon us, The bare trees and bare roads. The asphalt hidden by farms of snow, The sky aged like charred goads. Six weeks of this winter behind us, Six somber weeks to go. Six degree temperatures above or, Six cold degrees below. Mother, why do you inhibit us? Make life […]

My Newest Craft and Facts About Seahorses That You Didn’t Know

I crafted a seahorse out of seashells that I found by the seashore without knowing much about seahorses. Whoa! Try saying that five times fast. In case you don’t know much about seahorses, I want to share some facts about the fish. Seahorses are amazing, yet incredibly fragile creatures who probably don’t get the

Wake Up

Wake up, brush your teeth, go to work and smile. Drive home, eat your dinner and watch TV for a while. Read a book, go to sleep, snooze and sneeze. Wake up and do it again; it feels like a disease. Take a moment. Think hard. What do you want to do? Scream? Shout? Shriek? […]

Writing with a Purpose

If you’ve been following my blog for the past week, you’re aware that I’m doing the Your Turn Challenge. Before six days ago, I hadn’t blogged in three weeks. I started blogging in July 2013: a year and a half ago. In that year and a half, I wrote and published 25 posts, including this […]

My Seashell Surprise

Every time I visit a beach, I pick up seashells. For years, I picked up seashells without having a clue what to do with them. It was an activity to do at the beach. And when I went home, the shells sat in the plastic bag that I put them in; they no longer had […]