
Winters’ Day In
Conversations on life, faith, stories, and creativity from author Talena Winters.
Pour a cuppa and stay awhile.

7 Moments: What's Been Keeping Me Busy
A photo essay of what's been filling up my blog silence.

Local Artist Spotlight: The Honey Cowboy and Midnight Lights
Reviews of albums by local Peace Country artists "The Honey Cowboy" and "Midnight Lights".


Photo Friday: True Love
"Then the world discovers as my book ends how to make two lovers of friends."

Inconveniences I Would Rather Have (and “Things I’ll Never Do” song)
On Wednesday, I found I was grieving all the things that Munchkin will not get to do that I wanted him to be able to do. I find that writing songs helps me deal with very stressful and emotional topics, so I wrote "Things I'll Never Do". Here is a quick scratch recording on a video for this song.

All That’s Left is to Love
Wow, yesterday's post about how Christians treat the LGBTQ community has sure generated a lot of great, constructive discussion (a little here and a LOT on Facebook), which is exactly what I hoped it would do. The comments have provided me with some more thought-food to chew on, and I hope it has done the same for many of the people engaged in the conversation.

My First Music Video
A music video for a song I co-wrote called “The Nails (I Did This For You)” in celebration of Easter.

How a conversation with Broadway composer Timothy Huang changed me
My online encounter with Broadway composer Timothy Huang, and how it moved me.

“Let Me Love” is Top 5 Finalist in Song of the Year Competition
"Let Me Love" won a songwriting award!

Dusting Off Dreams and Exploring Career Options
Dreaming of pursuing my passions, and what recently happened on the music front.