McCall with its gentle snow falling outside my window to the crackle of the fireplace to the morning visits by a deer and her fawns, the experience truly allowed me to slow down and enjoy the simplicity of life’s natural beauty, and focus on my art in ways that I cannot in the city. Curling up by a warm fireplace and a cup of hot chocolate, I was able to drown out the distractions of the world around me and focus on the world I was creating on the page. I was able to finish multiple chapters in my current project and left the cabin rejuvenated and inspired to keep going. I think as artists we draw upon a deep inner well that is so often drained by the hustle and bustle of daily demands placed on us, but to escape for even a few days allows us to refill that inner well and draw upon it to create. I’m so grateful for the opportunity provided to me by A-SonGlo Foundation.