Creativity: An 8-Part Series By Kristy McCaffrey When I was in the final stages of completing my third book, The Sparrow, I had a strong sense of cultivation, as if I were gardening. As I strove
Read MoreBy Kristy McCaffrey Image by Kristy McCaffrey Many an author has posted such a list, and there's much good info out there if seeking guidance in the writing arena. I've been at this inscribing
Read MoreBy Kristy McCaffrey Within 200 milliseconds of seeing an image, the brain can decide whether it’s a face or something else. We are made up of 100 trillion cells, 22 internal organs, 600 muscles,
Read MoreBy Kristy McCaffrey Unless you've been living on Mars, then you've heard of a Bucket List. (And if you are living on Mars, then you win top prize for best Bucket List destination.) But what about a
Read MoreBy Kristy McCaffrey Last month I visited Portland, Oregon and had the opportunity to enjoy the riches of the Columbia River Gorge, a canyon that defines the Oregon-Washington State border. The
Read MoreBy Kristy McCaffrey Numbers have long carried sacred and mystical significance, helping us to understand our place in the world. For example, four thousand years ago the Sumerians created the measuring
Read MoreBy Kristy McCaffrey I'm happy to share my new release, now available in print and digital. Into The Land Of Shadows is a historical western romance with a brooding hero and a spunky heroine. Ethan
Read MoreBy Kristy McCaffrey I currently live in a household with 4 teenagers, ranging in age from 13 to 19, both boys and girls. This doesn’t make me an expert. It does mean I’ve done bloody verbal battle
Read MorePost by Kristy McCaffrey The amazing spectacle that is Grand Canyon, located in northern Arizona, has long defied description. And yet, there’s no shortage of writers
Read MorePost by Kristy McCaffrey When you hear Las Vegas you immediately think of the gambling mecca in Nevada, but there is another. Las Vegas, New Mexico—located east of Santa Fe—was established in 1835
Read MorePost by Kristy McCaffrey I’m here to write about punctuation, not the human intestine. Just wanted to be clear up front. I’m really not a fan of the colon. And I’m really not a fan when a writer
Read MoreBy Kristy McCaffrey View from Grandview Trail Grand Canyon offers several access routes from rim to river. Grandview Trail, from the South Rim, is one
Read MoreBy Kristy McCaffrey Filmmakers in Hollywood have been producing movies lately using tried-and-true stories: the Fairy Tale. Two films about Snow White (Snow White and the Huntsman and Mirror, Mirror),
Read MoreBy Kristy McCaffrey On a chilly December day I embarked on a hike with my dad to see The Wave. While you may envision us searching for an ocean overlook, this swell of nature exists along the Arizona/Utah
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