What Kind Of Magic Will I Use?

2023, fam. 👏🏼🎉🥂

The last year was as challenging as any other, but if you’re reading this, congratulations — you made it. You get to breathe and taste and create and love and dance and laugh and observe and play and marvel at it all for another day. 🌍

I’m gonna keep this blog short, because there’s been a lot happening over here — most notably, my cat Muffin almost died. 😭

She had an infection, but was showing no signs until it was almost too late. When I DID notice that something wasn’t right, I skipped work and rushed her to the vet.

I’m SOOO happy to report that my angel baby is now better after a round of antibiotics and other treatment.

Angel on Earth. 💫

We slept on the floor together for several nights, because that’s where she wanted to sleep and cuddle. 💖

I’ve had both of my cats for over 14 years now, and I don’t know what I’d do without them. I know they’ll have to leave me one day…but I hope that’s not for a long, long, LONG time. 🐈‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛ ❤️

Speaking of my cats…

Before Muffin was sick, I posted the first video in my new YouTube series. My cats will play a large part in this project, which makes it a lot of fun for me.

And that’s what this show is supposed to be: just FUN. It’s a place where you’ll periodically get bite-size episodes with my dry, strange sense of humor, my two fur babies, and unpretentious poetry that you can actually UNDERSTAND (and hopefully enjoy). Because the arts — and poetry — should be for EVERYONE.

Click below to watch my show

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“COFFEE, POETRY, AND CATS”

Arkansas Nature, Falling Into Sleep…

Bursts of local color, before the fade

Textures highlighted by sunset light

Fabulous Fungi springing up everywhere

Look at the size of some of the leaves in my yard ✨

Trees almost bare 🍃 🍁

My “studio” in my cozy, lovely home…where I prepare to restore myself and create art all winter long… 📝 📷 🎞️ 📕 🎥 💡

As We Head Into The Long, Cold Dreaming Darkness Of Winter…

Remember to hold yourselves in warm regard. Be kind and gentle with others, but most of all, do the same with YOURSELF. After a lifetime of abuse, it took over a decade of counseling and therapy to realize that I deserve to be happy, to be gentle and kind with MYSELF. I’m a new person now — I can finally feel it — and I know this is going to be one of the greatest years of my life. I hope that all of you can feel the same way! ☺️

Until next time…

xo, Jenn

Jenn Howe