Who, me?
Hi, I’m Lorena. I’m an artist, a writer, a listener, and a collector of stories.
I’m also a widow, and talk extensively about grief and how to live with it. For work, I make functional pottery with a quirky bent, over on HaldeCraft. I also write science fiction and urban fantasy over on Patreon. This is my personal blog. Let’s get to know each other. Currently based in North Central Florida.
About Me
I really don’t know what to say here… I’m an open book, and this whole website is about me. I’m authentic, tired, introspective, truthful, inquisitive, and usually have something irritating my last good nerve.
Need a mug, serving dishes, or planters that are just quirky enough for your guests to ask where you got them? Want to talk about feminist science fiction? Want to read centuries-old folk and fairy tales reset in a small college down in Florida? I got ya.
40+
Years of Making Ceramics
50+
Years of going to SF Cons
Countless
Friends, online and off
Things I do
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Making ceramics
Handbuilt and slipcast ceramics. Mugs, planters, serving trays, birdhouses, soap dishes, and more. I want to make the piece you cry over when it breaks. My work is quirky, niche, and made with joy.
02
Writing fiction
From far-reaching science fiction in a galaxy as dangerous as it is vast, to close and cozy urban fantasy set in a town you’d love to live in. If you need something to dig into reading over the weekend, try my work.
03
Forging community
As the song goes, we all need somebody to lean on. I love to make friends, I love to keep friends, and I really love to introduce my friends to my other friends, so they can also become friends.
Blog
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One of the (many) things I do over on Patreon (shameless plug) is make ceramics for those who are in the highest tier. This is what I made for February. Well, I successfully made this one… I tried again multiple times and the others all broke. Sigh. I tried and tried. I don’t know if
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Do I move the laundry out of the dryer to the basket, where I know full well it will sit for a couple of days? Or just leave it in the dryer for those couple of days and run it for a few minutes Wednesday afternoon when I have time to fold stuff? Toast for
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Do you ever want to take a vacation so you can get some work done? Here are some things that are floating around in my overflowing brain…. I need to retake a lot of pictures for HaldeCraft I need to finish adding alt-text to the current pictures on HaldeCraft I need to clean up the
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Get in Touch
Have a question or just want to say hello? I’d love to hear from you.
Phone
1 (352) 663-4240 (HaldeCraft phone #)