{"id":3167,"date":"2022-01-08T10:11:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T17:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/?p=3167"},"modified":"2022-05-27T13:23:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T20:23:53","slug":"new-story-published-organ-pipe-cactus-trip-blog-recap-recap-and-new-years-memes-weekend-coffee-share-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/2022\/01\/08\/new-story-published-organ-pipe-cactus-trip-blog-recap-recap-and-new-years-memes-weekend-coffee-share-20\/","title":{"rendered":"New story published, Organ Pipe Cactus trip, blog recap, recap, and New Years memes (Weekend Coffee Share #20)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Happy New Year, friends! I hope everyone had wonderful winter holidays. And a big thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/natalietheexplorer.home.blog\/2022\/01\/07\/running-my-first-food-drive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Natalie the Explorer<\/a> intrepid hostess of the <a href=\"https:\/\/natalietheexplorer.home.blog\/link-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Weekend Coffee Share<\/a>! Thanks, Natalie, for helping me connect to so many awesome bloggers like yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Writing News&#8211;my latest short story is published!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My big writing news: <a href=\"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/2021\/12\/27\/my-short-story-woe-is-me-poor-child-for-thee-is-published\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Christmas horror story, &#8220;Woe is Me, Poor Child, for Thee,&#8221; has been published in the annual Deathlehem holiday horror anthology<\/a>. See the linked post for deets. SQUEE!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Winter Break blog posts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In case you missed &#8217;em (What? You had better things to do over the holidays than read my blog? I&#8217;m not angry, just terribly, terribly hurt.), here&#8217;s what&#8217;s new on this blog since the last Weekend Coffee Share:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/2021\/12\/18\/survivors-of-the-first-frost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Survivors of the First Frost<\/a> &#8211; a little garden news from down here in Satan&#8217;s Anus.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/2021\/12\/25\/my-earliest-christmas-memory-meat-trays-cardboard-and-krylon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Earliest Christmas Memory: Meat Trays, Cardboard, and Krylon<\/a> &#8211; in which I tell one of my, back-when-I-was-a-kid, in-the-snow-uphill-both-ways stories.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/2021\/12\/30\/state-of-the-blog-and-most-popular-posts-of-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State of the Blog and Most Popular Posts of 2021<\/a> &#8211; pretty much what the title says. A little blogger navel gazing.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/2022\/01\/01\/2021-my-year-in-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021: My Year in Writing<\/a> &#8211; more navel-gazing, this time about my writing-related accomplishments in 2021<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/2022\/01\/05\/when-to-start-a-writing-career-the-second-best-time-is-now-iwsg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">When is the Best Time to Start a Writing Career? The Second Best Time is Now<\/a> &#8211; my January post for the Insecure Writers Support Group<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Winter Break Travel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We originally planned to drive to Vegas for a few days during winter break, but then omicron happened, and we decided spending 3 days in crowded casinos and restaurants would be, shall we say, stupid. So we took a short desert road trip instead, the highlight of which was a visit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/orpi\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument<\/a>. The park is a couple of hours from Tucson on the US-Mexico border. It&#8217;s the only part of the US where the organ pipe cactus (Stenocereus thurberi) grows naturally, though according to the information at the visitor center, the plant is common in Mexico. Fun fact: a few of these amazing plants grow in people&#8217;s gardens here in Tucson, including mine (here are <a href=\"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/2021\/05\/12\/bloom-on-an-organ-pipe-cactus-stenocereus-thurberi-fotd\/\">some pictures of my organ pipe cactus blooming last spring<\/a>). It&#8217;s supposed to be too cold for them here, but fortunately plants don&#8217;t read botany texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Just outside the park, we entered the booming metropolis of&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-13.46.04.jpg?resize=453%2C340&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Green town sign that reads, &quot;Why,&quot; above a blue and white sign with symbols for gas, food, and camping with desert landscape in background\" class=\"wp-image-3219\" width=\"453\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-13.46.04.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-13.46.04.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-13.46.04.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-13.46.04.jpg?w=1210&amp;ssl=1 1210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A town named Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why????<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We never did figure out why Why is named Why, so we moved on to the park. We began our visit at&#8211;where else&#8211;the Visitor Center, where we were greeted by the skeleton of a dead organ pipe cactus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.24.48.jpg?resize=538%2C717&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Skeleton of an organ pipe cactus, smooth branches partially covered by something that looks like corn cobs\" class=\"wp-image-3220\" width=\"538\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.24.48.jpg?resize=768%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.24.48.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.24.48.jpg?w=907&amp;ssl=1 907w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s a short, brick-paved trail at the Visitor Center that provides a lovely introduction to the park and its vegetation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.28.07.jpg?resize=492%2C656&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Brick trail through desert landscape including saguaro and organ pipe cactus and ocotillo against a deep blue sky\" class=\"wp-image-3221\" width=\"492\" height=\"656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.28.07.jpg?resize=768%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.28.07.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.28.07.jpg?w=907&amp;ssl=1 907w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The thing between the saguaros that looks like it has tentacles is an organ pipe cactus. Apparently someone less demented than I am thought the arms looked like organ pipes rather than tentacles. Go figure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As usual,  I decided to have some fun with the noir setting on my iPhone:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3224\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.30.58.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"High contrast monochrome of tall saguaro with 3 short arms next to ocotillo, surrounded by other desert vegetation against white clouds and grey sky\" class=\"wp-image-3224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.30.58.jpg?resize=768%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.30.58.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.30.58.jpg?w=907&amp;ssl=1 907w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Saguaro ready for a boxing match<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3222\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.28.43.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"High contrast black and white image of sides of organ pipe and saguaro cactuses showing their ridges. Organ pipe spines are long and black silhouetted against the sky.\" class=\"wp-image-3222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.28.43.jpg?resize=768%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.28.43.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.28.43.jpg?w=907&amp;ssl=1 907w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Cactus noir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A spiny selfie to memorialize my bad hair day:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.30.38.jpg?resize=331%2C440&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Head of a woman with long flyaway hair wearing University of Arizona face mask surrounded by tall cactus arms\" class=\"wp-image-3223\" width=\"331\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.30.38.jpg?w=696&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.30.38.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Further down the trail, just outside the back door of the Visitor Center, are two ponds containing <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sonoyta_pupfish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quitobaquito pupfish<\/a>, an endangered species that lives only in the park and in nearby Sonora, Mexico in a range covering around 4 square miles. The ponds were built by students at a nearby middle school some years ago and are still maintained by students at the school as a class project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.40.04.jpg?resize=960%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pond with water plants surrounded by stacked grey stones\" class=\"wp-image-3225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.40.04.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.40.04.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.40.04.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-14.40.04.jpg?w=1210&amp;ssl=1 1210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we finished at the Visitor Center, we took the park&#8217;s most popular scenic drive, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/thingstodo\/ajomountaindrive.htm\">Ajo Mountain Drive<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"3226\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-15.56.15.jpg?resize=960%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Saguaro and organ pipe cactus growing up the side of rugged mountains\" class=\"wp-image-3226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-15.56.15.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-15.56.15.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-15.56.15.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-15.56.15.jpg?w=1210&amp;ssl=1 1210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"3228\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-16.52.05.jpg?resize=960%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dirt and gravel road leading into rugged desert mountains with a rock arch near the top\" class=\"wp-image-3228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-16.52.05.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-16.52.05.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-16.52.05.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-16.52.05.jpg?w=1210&amp;ssl=1 1210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As you&#8217;d expect when visiting a place called Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, we saw lots of organ pipe cactus. They grow up the sides of the Ajo Mountains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-15.57.38.jpg?resize=960%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Desert landscape with many organ pipe cactuses and a few saguaros surrounded by creosote and other desert vegetation\" class=\"wp-image-3227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-15.57.38.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-15.57.38.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-15.57.38.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-15.57.38.jpg?w=1382&amp;ssl=1 1382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Organ pipe cactus on hillside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a rare example of perfect travel timing, we reached the end of the drive at sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"3208\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-17.42.54.jpg?resize=960%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ocotillo, organ pipe cactus, and teddy bear cactus in foreground with desert hill in background just before sunset\" class=\"wp-image-3208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-17.42.54.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-17.42.54.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-17.42.54.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-17.42.54.jpg?w=1210&amp;ssl=1 1210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"3207\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-17.42.28.jpg?resize=960%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Edge of gravel road in left foreground alongside hill covered with creosote and cacti\" class=\"wp-image-3207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-17.42.28.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-17.42.28.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-17.42.28.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-17.42.28.jpg?w=1210&amp;ssl=1 1210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-17.35.35.jpg?resize=960%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Creosote, teddy bear cholla, ocotillo, and saguaros in foreground with rust-brown colored mountain in background in late afternoon light\" class=\"wp-image-3206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-17.35.35.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-17.35.35.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-17.35.35.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-12-26-17.35.35.jpg?w=1210&amp;ssl=1 1210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image 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Did you do anything fun over the holidays? Any exciting plans for 2022? Happy New Year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year, friends! I hope everyone had wonderful winter holidays. And a big thanks to Natalie the Explorer intrepid hostess of the Weekend Coffee Share! Thanks, Natalie, for helping me connect to so many awesome bloggers like yourself. Writing News&#8211;my latest short story is published! My big writing news: My Christmas horror story, &#8220;Woe is Me, Poor Child, for Thee,&#8221; has been published in the annual Deathlehem holiday horror anthology. See the linked post for deets. 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