All posts by Sonja Hakala

I have been a professional writer since 1987. I've written for newspapers, magazines, worked in the book publishing industry, and published novels and non-fiction books. In addition, I've guided numerous authors through the process of independent publishing, and offer workshops in that same vein. I'm the founder of the Parkinson's Comfort Project and over the course of six years, we gathered and gave away over 500 handmade quilts to people with Parkinson's disease.

Andy Cooper’s Story

Carding’s Progressive Tree Trimming party was last weekend, and it sounds like everyone had a good time.

In fact, the turnout this year was the largest by far, and even included a couple of teenagers. They may have wandered in for the cookies but they stayed for the stories.

The one that Andy Cooper always tells is about his great-grandfather Wallace’s memorable ride on a sketchy train on the longest night of the year.

Here’s a preview of tomorrow’s Carding Chronicle, The Solstice Train.
SH-Solstice train story