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Category: Creative Musings
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“Before there was the drop, there was the curse.” 🏨 Room Service for the Soul There’s something about ghost stories set in hotels that always gets me. Maybe it’s the idea that grief checks in and refuses to leave, or maybe it’s because lobbies have that false sense of calm before the elevator dings and…
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Running a small-town movie theater isn’t all red carpets and rom-com endings. It’s more like a low-budget indie flick: full of charm, chaos, and the occasional crisis when the soda machine hisses like a horror movie monster. 🎟️ Ticket Sales: The Big Plot Twist People think we rake it in from ticket sales. Plot twist:…
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Every Gamer Has a Comfort Game Mine just happens to be one where skeletons try to murder me and strangers chase me across the sea for fun. ☠️🏴☠️ Sea of Thieves isn’t just a game. It’s my game.It’s the one I always come back to.It feels like home. Salted and sunburned and chaotic—but home. I…
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This shot was taken from the Nuʻuanu Pali Lookout, where King Kamehameha I won his pivotal battle in 1795 by driving opposing warriors off the cliffside. One of the many breathtaking moments I captured on my honeymoon to Oʻahu in October 2016, later used for all the promo for my last photo business, Aloha Media…
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🕯️ From Family Legacy to Community Magic Originally owned by the Bahle Family until 2018, The Bay Theatre was a beloved landmark until the owners announced they’d be shutting it down. The town of Suttons Bay wasn’t about to let that happen. They rallied together, transforming The Bay into a nonprofit — and in doing…
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A Family Legacy in Film The year was 2000. My mom had just lost her job at The Rapids Theatre in Eaton Rapids—after the owners drained the business account and skipped town. Curtain closed, end scene. But fate rolled the reel forward and cast her in a new role. About twenty minutes up M-50 sat…
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Spoiler Alert: Mild Spoilers First Impressions Alright, let’s talk Freakier Friday. Call me enchanted, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. To all the skeptics out there? They’re probably younger than me, so I’ll forgive them for not fully embracing the cheesy, feel-good charm of a body-swap flick. It’s like a cozy, familiar spell—comforting in all the…
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The Book of Shadows Never Closed The Book of Shadows may have shut on-screen, but for those of us who grew up with Charmed, the magic—and the frustration—still lingers. This wasn’t just an after-school comfort show. For me, Charmed was a bond. A sisterhood. A spell in syndication. 🔮 My Own Power of Three I…