Kimber Dream

(this story makes up one of the background legends for my WIP set in Mysthaven) Everyone from North Eastern North Carolina has heard stories about Virginia Dare. The first child born in this country, she is one of the missing members of The Lost Colony. She is a favorite among storytellers and the legends about her fate are many. Ask any old-timer from this area and they will tell you about a white doe who roams the islands of the Outer Banks and the coastal areas of the main

(Reblogged from my old blog- 2019) I saw this picture on Facebook the other day (created by Harpy Images) and it made my heart hurt. I remember all too well how it felt to hate my body when I was younger. How it felt to look at the pictures of models in magazines feeling like I could never be beautiful because I didn’t look like that. I remember sticking my fingers down my throat to throw up the meal I had just eaten because I didn’t dare gain an ounce of weight. All because

This is a re-post from my old blog in 2010 but It’s just as important today as it was then. And frankly, I need the reminder. I have found myself slipping back into the old pattern of losing myself in only one aspect of my personality and forgetting to nourish the others. Here is the original blog entry: I’m not just a mom (and grandma now), or just a writer, or just an artist. I’m all of those things and much more. But sometimes I get so caught up in being ONE of them that I

(re-post from old blog – 2010) I am what I am. No part of me is more important than any other, but the sum of these parts make up ME, a unique individual. I am an empowered woman who can be anything she desires to be. I am insecure and afraid of failure. I love trying new things. I get bored easily. I am a strongly opinionated woman. I am sensitive and get my feelings hurt easily. I am a strong willed woman with a strong independent streak. I am a spoiled brat. I am headstron

(re-blogged from old blog – 2013) UPDATE: This is still an issue in Fantasy books but I do think it’s getting better. More strong female heroines have emerged in recent years. Especialy in YA books. Katniss from Hunger Games and Tris from Divergent just to name a couple. We still need to see more of these types of characters in my opinion. I hope one day to contribute to it with strong female characters of my own. Yesterday I was reading about the sexism that exists toward fe

I won’t stay silent You can’t hold me down Lock me up, shut off my voice I scream out against injustice You tell me be quiet Mind my own business I can’t, I won’t turn away As so many others before me You say it won’t matter My screams can’t change All these years of oppression It will only make me a victim too I say you’re wrong How else can things change Unless someone, somewhere Has the guts to try and change them ​ Copyright © 2007 by Kimber Krochmal published in Forev

I believe the world needs more magic, more equality, and more compassion. We need to believe that one person (or a small group of people) CAN make a difference. The hero can win. The villain can be vanquished. The weak can stand up to the strong. And the world can be changed for the better if we just don't give up. ​ Fantasy stories remind us of that. They remind us anything is possible. They help us tap into the magic inside and they allow us (at least for the length of the

I woke up and looked out the window. Wow! It was just like my parents said it would be, frozen and snow covered. Overnight it went from a normal North Carolina winter to a frozen wasteland. I pulled out my cell phone and pushed the button. Nothing happened. That was just as my parents said too. I looked around the cabin, from my bed on the couch. A fire roared in the fireplace and my mom was stirring a pot over the fire. “Oh, my god!” My brother, Lance, ran in the room. “Mom