The golden era of movie palaces, this one in St. Joe Missouri. ❤️ If your town still has one operating, go support it! It will be a great loss when these are gone. In Denver, we still have The Mayan. ❤️
So much of my book deals with the nature of nostalgia. I think one reasons I am enamored with the Midwest is the way things remain-unaltered, unimproved. Sometimes neglected. But authentically themselves without trying so hard. Like this gorgeous (empty) library built in 1909…
Ok friends-Join me this week as I DIY retreat and hit all the roadside attractions on my way to the haunted b and b where I started my book, The Heartland, 5 years ago. I’m not leaving until it’s finished! Here’s a shot of the timeline of the Midwest as told via dioramas in the Archway Monument in Kearney Nebraska.
New 2027 retreats now open! Come join me and @selah_ann_saterstrom in Costa Rica next February. Enter the wilds of your imagination, and bewilder your writing (and your soul xo).
(P.S. the Ghost Ranch retreat is already sold out, so if this is speaking to you, don't delay!)
Happy writing and happy dreaming! xoxo Nancy
