up from the ashes Thursday, October 30, 2008 Dear reader, I have not vanished, nor has the zine. I have, however, picked up another project bound to disrupt my zine-creation. NaNoWriMo - standing for "National Novel Writing Month" - starts in a mere two days, and I've decided to enter. It must be said I have not been one to say "I'd like to write a novel some day." In fact, if anything, I've thought of writing a novel entirely out of my pay grade, so to speak. Enter this contest, whereby quantity over quality is featured - hey, I can get on board with that! In addition to entering NaNoWriMo I have joined, and committed to writing for, Red Room. I haven't yet parsed out the differences in my Red Room writing versus my daily blog but that's sure to only take a few minutes of study. Excerpts from my work will be featured in the next zine - along with some handy DIY tips from around the world (mostly, though, around Grays Harbor), a guest article about remaining in good standing in relationships, and some winter recipes featuring local foodstuffs. And finally - if you haven't seen it, I advise taking a look through our Flickr group. We have a handful of amazing photographers. If you have any curiosity about what it's like to live in Grays Harbor or Hoquiam (OK, don't answer the implied question with a big sarcastic eye-roll), this would be a great way to do it. Have a safe and Happy Halloween, and I'll see you here soon! Labels: happenings, upcoming features, writings posted by Kelly Hogaboom at 9:30 AM . . . . . . . the family that publishes together, stays together Thursday, July 3, 2008 Sure Nail & Fire presents an auxiliary zine from our younger set: "The Family & The Eagle", written by my daughter Sophie. Click the following links to: [ read it on the computer ] [ download in booklet form to print ] It's a real page-turner! Labels: Sophie, writings posted by Kelly Hogaboom at 10:42 PM . . . . . . . Up, up and away! Tuesday, November 6, 2007 This week marks the debut of the zine. How exciting! Yesterday's newspaper found me published in the letters to the editor re: bike riding in Grays Harbor. I wonder if my (rather candy-ass) letter will get any response from the disgruntled large-truck jerks who've tried to haze me on my bike? Labels: "local rag", bike, writings posted by ralphhogaboom at 9:31 AM . . . . . . .