Invasive Species
In literature, lupines represent transformation and healing from past trauma. In my latest substack, I talk about the love-hate relationship with lupines on the shore, and how much my protagonist Violet from THE VIOLET HOUR BOOK CLUB relates to them.
My Father was a Carpenter
My dad learned to build houses from a book entitled, How to Build a House for $1300 ….
Adaptation
That year, May held a grudge, and by the end of the month she was madder than hell and burning to show us what she was made of.