http://faerye.net/tag/retreatPosts tagged with "retreat" - Faerye Net2009-04-24T11:42:53+00:00Felicity Shouldershttp://faerye.net/http://faerye.net/post/photos-from-vermontPhotos from Vermont2009-04-24T11:42:53+00:002009-04-29T17:06:37+00:00<p>So I’m back from my little informal writing retreat with my friend <a href="http://camillealexa.wordpress.com/" target="links">Camille Alexa</a> in Montpelier, Vermont, which is not only the capital of that state but also the capital of Picturesque.</p>
<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/faerye/3471522050/" title="This house is more Dickensian than Pickwick Papers by Felicity Shoulders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3621/3471522050_a89f7f336a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="This house is more Dickensian than Pickwick Papers" border="0" /></a></center>
<p>I wish I had taken more <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/faerye/sets/72157617173935825/" target="links">photos</a>, actually — long streets full of Victorian <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_Ladies" target="links">Painted Ladies</a> and pretty old brick buildings. Even their old jail (now offices) is quaint, and you should see the fire station. A lot of my strolls were in the evening, though — not the best time to get architectural snapshots.</p>
<p>Took a walk every day around the burg, toasted my feet in front of a wood stove, had some <a href="http://www.sarduccis.com/" target="links">awesome meals</a> and got a lot of writing and revising done. I’m back into a big project I’d set aside and I hope to maintain my forward momentum!</p>
<p>On the way back, my flight into Chicago was delayed so I missed my connection and had to stay overnight — so special thanks to EMeta for buyin’ me some Chicago deep-dish pizza. I believe the technical term is “<span class="caps">NOM</span> <span class="caps">NOM</span> <span class="caps">NOM</span>”.</p>
<p>P.S. A story from Camille’s upcoming collection went live at <a href="http://www.darkfantasy.org/" target="links">Fantasy Magazine</a> right before I left for VT. Everyone loves <a href="http://www.darkfantasy.org/fantasy/?p=1875" target="links">“Shades of White and Road”</a> so why wouldn’t you?</p>http://faerye.net/post/for-your-informednessFor your informedness2009-04-16T10:26:49+00:002009-04-24T11:44:14+00:00<p>I won’t be blogging much for the next week or so — I’m on a writing retreat in Vermont and have self-limited (and actually limited) access to the internet. Photos of cute Vermont buildings will be forthcoming at some later date.</p>