Author: Melissa Dehn
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Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna van Veen: Gothic Horror Review
A bog body is discovered on the estate of Lucy’s sister, Sarah, and Sarah soon begins to send Lucy disturbing letters. When she refuses to eat and is diagnosed with temporary insanity, Lucy tries to unravel her sister’s secrets – only a monstrous hunger seems to be awakening in Sarah that forces Lucy to question…
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How to Stay Creative During Winter (8 Practical Ways to Beat Seasonal Creative Block)
Recently, I wrote a blog post about my waning creativity in winter months a.k.a. the grueling time when the sun ceases to bless us with its presence as often as I would like. This led to a discussion with a friend regarding how we each try to beat winter creative block, and my friend suggested…
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Free Fairycore Crochet Flower Hair Vine Pattern (Beginner-Friendly Tutorial)
If you’d like to create your own beautiful crochet flower hair vine, this free crochet pattern is quick and beginner-friendly. Below is a step-by-step tutorial, and you can easily customise it by making the chain longer, adding more flowers or flowers in different colours, adding more glitter – or, you know, no glitter at all,…
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Sapphic Fantasy Book Quiz: What Book Should You Read Next?
Are you looking for the next book to bite your teeth into? This Sapphic fantasy book quiz includes books I personally love, from epic political fantasy to cosy paranormal romance. There are plenty of few hidden gems, so hopefully you haven’t read all of them already. To take the quiz, note down your answers as…
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Crochet Dress Pattern Review – A Beautiful Fairytale Dress
I love sparkles and I love fairytale dresses. So when I recently came across yumeijie.crochet’s Mila 4-in-1 crochet dress pattern – a design you can make as a dress, cardigan or top – I instantly knew I had to make the dress version. While the crocheting journey was challenging at times (there was a lot…
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Creative Health
A blog post about the importance of creative health and nature.