One day my better half brought home a massive trunk. It’s so big that if it had fallen off the Titanic, Rose and Jack could have fit comfortably on the lid. It had a beautiful maroon lacquer finish with black leather edges and steel hardware. We ended up stuffing it full of all of our […]

One of my favorite scenes of both the Harry Potter books and films is Harry’s first introduction to Wizarding society as he enters Diagon Alley. As those bricks shift and rotate to reveal the bustling streets of the magical shopping thoroughfare, I always wonder about the awe Harry would have felt. From entering the Leaky

I was never really a fan of fanfiction growing up. And yet, if a story didn’t end the way I liked, I would just imagine that the author had gone a different direction. I didn’t realize that I was creating my own fanfiction in the process. I stumbled upon Harry Potter fanfiction by accident. I

My mom has harassed me for years, begging me to photograph them with all of their dogs. Admittedly, this request was prompted by her favorite dog’s tragic and unexpected passing. Regret over not having family portraits with the pets was powerful.  We weren’t going to let that happen again. However, like all family portraits, everyone,