A place for my thoughts

Brandi Easterling Collins, independent author

  • Home
  • Welcome: About me
  • Bookstore
  • Newsletter/Contact Me
  • Luminesce Publishing
  • Home
  • Welcome: About me
  • Bookstore
  • Newsletter/Contact Me
  • Luminesce Publishing

Archives

  • April 2026
  • January 2026
  • November 2025
  • September 2025
  • July 2025
  • June 2025
  • April 2025
  • February 2025
  • December 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • June 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023
  • October 2023
  • September 2023
  • July 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • September 2022
  • July 2022
  • April 2022
  • January 2022
  • November 2021
  • September 2021
  • July 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • January 2021
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • August 2019
  • June 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
General Thoughts

Daydreaming: The lottery

With a Mega Millions jackpot that will likely reach $2 billion before the next draw on the evening of Tuesday, October 23, it’s easy to get caught up thinking about…

read more
October 21, 2018
Essays, General Thoughts

#BlackLivesMatter

My heart has been heavy for a while now. And my mind is still trying to come to terms with the fact that there is still systematic racism in America…

read more
June 6, 2020
High School Poetry

The Night

I wrote this one when I was 15. “The Night” 11-22-96 Deep in the night I had a dream, and in it everything was okay. I was thoroughly happy, and nothing could…

read more
July 24, 2016
  • Essays,  General Thoughts

    Unexpected Employment Changes

    July 25, 2021 /

    Note: Edited on August 20, 2021, in order to clarify some points that I did not communicate clearly in the first publication which caused some hurt feelings with some former coworkers. That was never my intent because I care for those people very much and would never intentionally hurt anyone. People who know me well know my heart. Growing up, I knew that my parents were careful with their money. They worked hard for what they had, and when each of them faced a job loss, they took it in stride and found something else to support our family. It’s what good parents do—they provide for their children. It’s what…

    read more
    3 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Overweight in a Size 8: Thoughts on Obesity and Body Image

    February 25, 2023

    I grew up feeling ugly, did you?

    August 7, 2016

    The Life and Times of a Not-Starving, Starving Artist

    January 16, 2020
  • General Thoughts,  Novels (my writing updates)

    About my novels

    April 26, 2021 /

    It’s been a while since I’ve written about my four published novels, so I thought I would share some information about them as well as some reviews from Amazon and Goodreads. Reviews are super important for authors, especially independent ones. Reviews help other readers take a chance on an unknown author.   The four novels below are available at Dog Ear Books in Russellville, Arkansas, and on my Amazon.com Author Page.   About Caroline’s Lighthouse: What really happened at Bettencourt Estate? In the mid-1800s, Caroline Marshall was forced to accept the marriage proposal of an attorney from a neighboring town. However, Caroline was in love with Thomas Cooper, the caretaker…

    read more
    0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Designed by jcomp / Freepik

    Losing My Religion

    February 9, 2020

    The Life and Times of a Not-Starving, Starving Artist

    January 16, 2020

    Bah! Humbug: What’s Christmas all about?

    December 17, 2016
  • Essays,  General Thoughts

    A New Family Member: An official introduction

    March 29, 2021 /

    As many of you know, we lost Buddy, a dear four-legged and furry member of our family back in September 2020. By December, we were feeling the pull to adopt another dog. After three months of mourning had passed, I wouldn’t say we were healed; we were just open to expanding our hearts again. After some searching and conversations with our kids, Jonathan and I reached out to Needy Paws Animal Shelter in Clarksville, Arkansas. It was there we became interested in a young adult Kelpie mix named Roscoe, whom we adopted on December 30. I mentioned him in my first post of 2021, but here’s some more information about…

    read more
    0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Justice scale.

    Ethical dilemmas and other ramblings

    April 13, 2022

    Traveling, publishing, and writing

    November 5, 2016
    Designed by jcomp / Freepik

    Losing My Religion

    February 9, 2020
 Older Posts
Newer Posts 

Categories

Tags

Anxiety Artwork Assignment Books Broken Heart Caroline's Lighthouse Childhood Children Covid-19 Dad Dark and Twisty Death Depression Dream Family Fear God Got an "A" Healing Heartache High School Hurt Indie Authors Indie Publishing Inspiration Jordan's Sister kids Loss Love Mom Music New Novel Novels Pain Published Reading Sadness Sex Stars Suicide Thanksgiving Truth Writing writing update

Recent Posts

  • Movies I Will Watch Again and Again
  • 2025 in Book Reviews
  • Embracing the Holidays
  • Four Hearts: Coming soon
  • My Favorite Holiday Movies and TV Specials (Even the Guilty Pleasures)

Sharing

Facebooktwitterredditpinterestlinkedinmail
All material ©1994-2026 by Brandi Easterling Collins.
Ashe Theme by WP Royal.