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onward + embracing what might be a futile effort.

Jun 17, 2022 | Sonya Cheney

I saw a post–an Instagram story–earlier today that sparked a feeling of unfamiliarity in myself as I was, of all things, brushing my teeth. It was a pair of people in a park working on zines together, and I found myself wondering where that part of me went over the past few years. I’ve tried…

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Categories: writing Tags: art journal + currently + life + personal

nanowrimo 2020 | surivival kit + rewards

Oct 15, 2020 | Sonya Cheney

November is closing in on us, fellow writers. Like I mentioned previously, part of my prep for NaNoWriMo is setting myself up with a so-called “survival kit” and planning out some rewards to keep me motivated as I go along–because no matter how exciting it can be to write a whole-ass novel, it can also…

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Categories: writing Tags: nanowrimo + writer life

it’s just not my thing. (and that’s okay!)

Oct 09, 2020 | Sonya Cheney

I think I’m quitting YouTube. That’s not the biggest revelation given that I’ve only made three videos, but after making a couple of podcast episodes and a time lapse, I’m not sure I love videography. The time lapse was probably the most fun I had of the three, and I do hope to make more…

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Categories: writing Tags: personal + writer life

preptober + nanowrimo 2020.

Oct 01, 2020 | Sonya Cheney

October 1. Preptober is here and that means we are now on a thirty-one-day countdown to NaNoWriMo 2020. If you were someone thinking, “Quarantine will give me all the time I need to write a novel,” only to…not do it, allow me to recommend the mind numbing race to fifty-thousand words that is National Novel…

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Categories: writing Tags: nanowrimo + preptober + writer life + writing

who do i write for?

Jul 02, 2020 | Sonya Cheney

I’ll write for myself, whether anyone else reads it or not. But then—if I write something, then choose to submit it, or write something and choose to publish it, does that negate my declaration to write only for myself? Does writing for myself mean hiding it away in my hard drive forever? I mean, probably…

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Categories: writing Tags: personal + writer life

ode to the coming spring. | a poem

Feb 29, 2020 | Sonya Cheney

Your toesin the grass growing more lush by daythe deep greenvast before us. (Your first spring.) Crisp eveningsinviting us to sitbeneath the maple trees,your small body growing, curling into sleep in my arms;the fresh air breezesings a lullaby among the leaves. Your eyesfollow the crimson cardinal acrossthe cloudless sky for the first time. My heartis…

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Categories: writing Tags: poetry

zines, scrapbooking, and storytelling.

Jan 04, 2020 | Sonya Cheney

For months I’ve been obsessed with scrapbooking. It’s on my radar as a possible creative activity for years, since around the time 30 Days of Lists started, but it’s only recently that I’ve finally begun dipping my wallet toes into it, and as I was working on a mini book of my favorite reads from 2019,…

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Categories: scrapbooking + writing Tags: crafts + paper crafts + scrapbooking + zines

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I’m Sonya! I like horror movies, knitting, and witchcraft.

Okay, it's August and I only just decided to start Okay, it's August and I only just decided to start using a hobonichi techo avec as a planner journal a la @bybun but I'm okay with this last minute decision. So last night I collaged the cover of the July-December book and listened to @youmustrememberthis during some me time, and I'm still obsessed with how the cover turned out. 😍
DID I splatter my tablet with white paint in the p DID I splatter my tablet with white paint in the process of this art journal spread? Yeah, obviously. That's half the fun.
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#bybunartgang #artjournaling #artjournal #makemessyart #getmessyartjournal #dylusions #dylusionsjournal #artwitch #witchart
Waking up two hours early means laying in bed for Waking up two hours early means laying in bed for an hour, finally getting up for coffee and craft time, only for your almost-three-year-old gremlin to wake up half an hour early. But I have another page in my journal ready for words, so mission accomplished.
We went on a rescue mission to the Home Depot gard We went on a rescue mission to the Home Depot garden center tonight to spruce up the door with the few good picks they had left.
Tried out gouache for the first time last night. T Tried out gouache for the first time last night. There's a learning curve to it, but I'm enjoying experimenting with a new medium.
Was this the best milkshake I've ever had? In the Was this the best milkshake I've ever had? In the words of Finn lately, "Uhhhhhhhhhh yes." @sundaysscoops

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