“She saw the world not always as it was, but as perhaps it could be.”
Don’t Let the Forest In 🍄🌲🍂 A Book Review
Hello Folk of the Hollow!
So back in the summer, I had stumbled upon the Instagram page of author C.G. Drews and, after browsing for a bit, found their (I’m not 100% sure on the pronouns that this author goes by, so instead of accidentally using the wrong ones I figure it would be okay to stick with ‘they’. I’m also pretty sure the author goes by ‘they / them’ pronouns anyway but again, not positive)
I read about half the book and decided I couldn’t finish it—because this felt more like an autumn book than a summer book! I knew that if I finished it in the summer, it would be forever locked in my mind as a “summer” book, and I wanted this to be one I reached for in the autumn. So I begrudgingly put this one aside until the leaves started changing and the temperature began to drop. When the time came to finally be able to pick up my autumn reading list , this was the first book I went for.
Rainy Day Studying ☔ Linguistic Notes, Coffee, and a Cozy Night In
Great news, Folk of the Hollow!
🍂 My First Dollar Tree Fall Haul of 2025 🍂
Hello Folk of the Hollow!
Everything about today was a surprise. I hadn’t intended to go out shopping, and I hadn’t intended to write a post about it today—but earlier today I talked myself into venturing out into the village to check out our local dollar tree to see what they’ve got out on this beautiful August 2nd.
🍂 How I’m Romanticizing Autumn in 2025 🍁 Book List, Movie Recommendations, Activities, ect.
Hello Folk of the Hollow!
Listen, I know it’s only August 1st. I know that technically fall doesn’t really start until sometime in September. But what I also know is that this is my blog and I decide when the fall content starts.
The Pocket Guide for Peculiar Living🌷 Being Your True Self
Hello Folk of the Hollow!
I want to start out this post by talking a little bit about this new, like, series that I’m calling The Pocket Guide for Peculiar Living. The idea behind the guide is to provide inspiration to the denizens of the Hollow (that’s you!) to find ways to romanticize life and find the beauty and whimsy in the everyday. I hope that my little guide will help you be able to see the magic that is all around you!
Rainy Days are Meant for Writing 🌧️🖋️ A Little Ivywood Writing Update
WIP Title: Little Ivywood
Genre: Dark Fantasy but inspired by Cozy Fantasy. So like, a Dark Fantasy / Cozy Fantasy hybrid?
🎃 Cozy Summerween Reading Day 👻
Hello there, Folk of the Hollow!
It’s been a minute since my last post, hasn’t it? I’m sorry to say that as the summer heat has rolled in over the cottage, my energy levels have dropped significantly. I always forget in the springtime, when we are fresh out of winter and all the possibilities of the outdoors is once again open to us and the weather is a cool and inviting 70 degrees, but I am simply not built for warm climates. Most people feel the seasons negatively affect their moods in the winter—but I, dear Hollowfolk, feel those pains in the summer.
I Started a Cozy Fantasy Novel!
A Plant Haul! 🌷🌱
Last Saturday we went to the absolute cutest little outlet plant nursery.
Since last autumn I’ve been mentally planning my garden—how I was going to design it, what kinds of plants I wanted, romanticizing the idea of sitting out on my porch in the early mornings with a book in my hands and a nice hot cup of chai tea on our little garden table—and now that the warmer months have finally rolled in it was time to get started at last!
I Graduated! Um . . . Now What?
A Slow, Rainy Reset Weekend 🌧️🖋️ // Rest, and it’s Importance for Productivity
I Wrote 10,000 Words in One Day! 🖋 A Writing Update!
We Had a Blizzard!❄️
My Top 10 Favorite Anime 📺
Christmas Break 🎄🎅 // Recovering from Burn Out
Mothtown by Caroline Hardaker 📖 Book Review
Writing on a Rainy Day 🌧️ ☁️ // A Land of Shadow and Thorn Writing Update
5 Books I Think Everyone Should Read 📖 📚// Book Recommendations!
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig // Book Review