Sonja Hakala

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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.

I love to walk dirt roads. I love to drive dirt roads (though definitely not at this time of year).

This is a great time of year to shake off winter’s inertia, and today was perfect for that. The air was cool enough to make walking feel great. The quiet was so intense, I was startled to hear the trickle of water where a brook or rill had broken loose from its snowy chains.

In other words, it was

And to make it even more special, look what I found dancing in the woods.