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.
Carding Chronicles

Stopping by the River on a Foggy Morning

The river steams every morning at this time of year, filling the valley with fog that lasts until mid-morning.
Sumac leaf with a little red for web
This is one of the magical times when the start of a new day merges with the departing night.

I love the subdued colors, the hush, the sense of not-quite-knowing what’s up ahead.

Sometimes you can just dimly make out the dark shape of a great blue heron prowling for breakfast in the shallows of the river on legs that Ichabod Crane would envy.

Sometimes you round a corner in the path and meet headlong with a deer.

And sometimes a little spot of red just catches your eye.