a blog by Candice Gage
We drove out of Them Hills yesterday, as my Grammy used to call the Ozark mountains long after she had left them for good. We went north, driving until the waves of rock became ripples of earth, until the tangled forests gave way to rows of corn and soy. Crossing the Missouri River on Highway… Continue reading Wandering 2017: Across the Wide Missouri
When 2016 began, I didn't intend to take a year off writing. But I did. As each month folded in on itself, I simply lost the will to fight my mounting writer's block. The year 2015 had been difficult, ushering unexpected changes into the path I thought I was meant to be walking. Plans faded.… Continue reading The Wordless Year
This autumn, I stumbled across a recipe for a crock pot pumpkin spice latte on Pinterest. Naturally, I just had to try it. It was tasty, but I found the latte to be a bit over-spiced. After reading through some other recipes, and I tried a version of the Crockin' Pumpkin Spice Latte. This one is… Continue reading Crock Pot Pumpkin Spice Latte
I heard this song for the first time tonight. Someone I know mentioned it, so I looked it up. I'm glad I did. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6s7tIdhbxM Good music contains poetry. By this standard, "Wild Horses" is good music. One verse in particular stood out to me. I watched you suffer a dull aching pain Now you've decided… Continue reading Real Love and Wild Horses
I went on my first camping trip of the summer this week. My whole family was able to make it, including my brother and his wife. We also were visited by several Canadian geese, who ate more of our hot-dog buns than we did. I knew it was going to be a good trip when… Continue reading Table Rock Lake and Campfire Donuts
Incandescent Ink 