Lahna Greene
Cultivating Creative Fruit
This is an eastern lilikoi blossom. You may have seen them as ornamental yard vines or growing wild with other weeds off sidewalks. I...
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Lahna Greene
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Author calling card, "corpulent"
When I first saw this newly hatched snapping turtle trying to pick a precarious path across the park trail, the word I thought was...
Lahna Greene
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Shortlisted: An Echoing Bark
Animals are my greatest sources of easy inspiration—not just for stories but for art. I used to create Polynesian designs on a regular...
Lahna Greene
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Impromptu Brainstorm: Father/Daughter
My local park, about a mile from my house, is often where I multitask my creative and physical needs together. While walking or jogging...
Lahna Greene
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Missing the Singing Whales
One of the greatest disappointments of 2022 thus far is having to cancel our January trip to Hawaii. My husband and I got engaged on...
Lahna Greene
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Simple Gestures
I'm often still surprised by how much joy it brings my friends and family when I reach out just to say hello. In turn, I feel residual...
Lahna Greene
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Plotting "Dawn"
I've been working on an idea for a prequel to the Serene Sundown trilogy for months. When a concept starts taking shape, I get that giddy...
Lahna Greene
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An Echoing Bark - Short Story
Inspired by my love for animals, canines in particular, I decided to write a short story about a woman reconnecting with a lost dog. I...
Lahna Greene
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New Year, Less Blue
The pink-tinged clouds of dawn are one of my favorite sources of inspiration. When traveling especially, I'm often up before the sun...
Lahna Greene
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Separating Critique from Opinion
Critique: Perhaps brush the dirt off the lemon next time? Angle is good, but I would have loved to see the other side. Overall, looks...
Lahna Greene
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Kitty Wisdom: Rest
Last year, I lost beloved orange tabby cat, Musette. She was around 15 years old and honestly lived longer than I expected with her...
Lahna Greene
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Shifting Genres
One of the most pleasant side-effects of writing short stories for prompts is the potential to force ourselves out of our comfort zones....
Lahna Greene
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The Value of Imagination
No one would be shocked if I said this image wasn't drawn verbatim from the reference photo. Of course it wasn't. This is a friend's dog,...
Lahna Greene
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Little Free Library - Key West
Before Christmas last year, my husband and I spent a week in Key West. Part of the fun of traveling is discovering the local Little Free...
Lahna Greene
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Timely Encouragement
Rodrigo is one of my favorite characters from the Serene Sundown Trilogy. When I first sketched him, I knew I wanted him to be biracial...
Lahna Greene
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Inspiring Elderly Wisdom
If we took a break for honest reflection, we may discover we've gone through periods or seasons of life where we felt a control high. We...
Lahna Greene
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Lines Long Past
I'm one of those odd individuals assailed by memories of movie/TV show lines, song lyrics, and game quotes at random intervals. While...
Lahna Greene
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Writing for Me
If I've learned anything from total immersion into every nuance of the pre-published writing industry, it's this: market trends are every...
Lahna Greene
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Little Free "Treasures"
The park closest to my house is one of my favorite places to walk, run, and meet up with friends. Every week, I trudge the winding paths...
Lahna Greene
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Literary Dry Spells
Am I the only one who suffers from wavering interest syndrome? <--- "Give me a treat, and I might act interested." This can occur when...
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