{"id":865,"date":"2020-04-28T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-10-23T19:32:33","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T23:32:33","slug":"monthly-wanderings-april-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/monthly-wanderings-april-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Wanderings: April 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Monthly2BWanderings2BApril2B2020.png?resize=640%2C640\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">Am I the only one who feels like the last two months have felt like ten years? March was definitely a dark month, but it feels like hope started to come back into the world at the end of April. My state is beginning to open up along with others in the US, so maybe we&#8217;re finally reaching the light side of this tunnel.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><!--more--><br \/>\n<!-- more --><\/p>\n<h2>What I did<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\">1.) I&#8217;ve reached over 50,000 words in the rewrite for <i>The Rose in the Wolf<\/i>\u00a0which means I&#8217;m almost 3\/4 of the way to reaching my goal of 80,000! I participated in CampNaNo this month and I&#8217;m definitely going to finish my 30,000-word goal!<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_F69MIA2AW\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"align-items: center; display: flex; flex-direction: row;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"align-items: center; display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px); width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12.5px; margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 14px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px); width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-top: 2px solid transparent; height: 0; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg); width: 0;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"border-right: 8px solid transparent; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; transform: translateY(16px); width: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; transform: translateY(-4px); width: 16px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-left: 8px solid transparent; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; height: 0; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px); width: 0;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_F69MIA2AW\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Victoria Grace Howell (Tucker) (@travelingtoristories)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2020-04-17T18:45:27+00:00\">Apr 17, 2020 at 11:45am PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">2.) Welp April did not go how I wanted it to this year, but it still had some good highlights. I also took some time off this month to recenter and focus on writing cause mental health was nose-diving for me.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">I turned 27 during the coronapocalypse (I&#8217;m so old) and I <a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2020\/04\/now-im-27.html\">played <i>Animal Crossing<\/i> and went hiking to celebrate<\/a>!<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B-qNlxCA0z-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"align-items: center; display: flex; flex-direction: row;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"align-items: center; display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px); width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12.5px; margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 14px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px); width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-top: 2px solid transparent; height: 0; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg); width: 0;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"border-right: 8px solid transparent; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; transform: translateY(16px); width: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; transform: translateY(-4px); width: 16px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-left: 8px solid transparent; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; height: 0; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px); width: 0;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B-qNlxCA0z-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Victoria Grace Howell (Tucker) (@travelingtoristories)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2020-04-07T00:29:32+00:00\">Apr 6, 2020 at 5:29pm PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">The other interesting thing I did was attend the Yall Stay at Home conference where I got to watch over Zoom with 90,000 other participants some of the world&#8217;s best YA authors including Brandon Sanderson, Victoria Aveyard, and Ransom Riggs give advice about writing!<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_dZjZkAquz\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"align-items: center; display: flex; flex-direction: row;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"align-items: center; display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px); width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12.5px; margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 14px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px); width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-top: 2px solid transparent; height: 0; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg); width: 0;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"border-right: 8px solid transparent; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; transform: translateY(16px); width: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; transform: translateY(-4px); width: 16px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-left: 8px solid transparent; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; height: 0; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px); width: 0;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_dZjZkAquz\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Victoria Grace Howell (Tucker) (@travelingtoristories)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2020-04-26T21:35:20+00:00\">Apr 26, 2020 at 2:35pm PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\">3.) I finished <i>The Son of Neptune <\/i>by Rick Riordan and loved it! I&#8217;m also almost finished with <i>Firstborn <\/i>by Tosca Lee and <i>Gone <\/i>by Michael Grant the latter which I&#8217;ve been reading aloud with my bestie Cassia and having a told blast acting out characters.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_OTdpsgi1m\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"align-items: center; display: flex; flex-direction: row;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"align-items: center; display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px); width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12.5px; margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 14px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px); width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-top: 2px solid transparent; height: 0; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg); width: 0;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"border-right: 8px solid transparent; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; transform: translateY(16px); width: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; transform: translateY(-4px); width: 16px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-left: 8px solid transparent; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; height: 0; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px); width: 0;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_OTdpsgi1m\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Victoria Grace Howell (Tucker) (@travelingtoristories)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2020-04-21T00:53:31+00:00\">Apr 20, 2020 at 5:53pm PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span>The Geeky Department<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\">1.) <i>Animal Crossing: New Horizons <\/i>has just been life for me lately because it&#8217;s just been such a relaxing retreat from our chaotic world. I&#8217;ve also been playing online with friends and it&#8217;s been fun being to interact even if it&#8217;s virtually.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B-cg7eggI9Z\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"align-items: center; display: flex; flex-direction: row;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"align-items: center; display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px); width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12.5px; margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 14px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px); width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-top: 2px solid transparent; height: 0; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg); width: 0;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"border-right: 8px solid transparent; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; transform: translateY(16px); width: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; transform: translateY(-4px); width: 16px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-left: 8px solid transparent; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; height: 0; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px); width: 0;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B-cg7eggI9Z\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Victoria Grace Howell (Tucker) (@travelingtoristories)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2020-04-01T16:49:09+00:00\">Apr 1, 2020 at 9:49am PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\">2.) When I&#8217;m out of things to do in <i>Animal Crossing<\/i>, I play <i>Final Fantasy VII<\/i>, which besides the Wall Market (FF fans, you know what I&#8217;m talking about) is a very fun game and I just adore the characters.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_SvptyAjRv\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"align-items: center; display: flex; flex-direction: row;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"align-items: center; display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px); width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12.5px; margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 14px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px); width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-top: 2px solid transparent; height: 0; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg); width: 0;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"border-right: 8px solid transparent; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; transform: translateY(16px); width: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; transform: translateY(-4px); width: 16px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-left: 8px solid transparent; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; height: 0; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px); width: 0;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_SvptyAjRv\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Victoria Grace Howell (Tucker) (@travelingtoristories)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2020-04-22T18:16:48+00:00\">Apr 22, 2020 at 11:16am PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\">3.) Because I went hiking I managed to get a few new Pokemon!<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-KmRhV_kq4cA\/XqdbNaBtzvI\/AAAAAAAAQBc\/NeLil8apfjguyOehBuk8HkGFso0bpYM2QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s400\/2020-04-09%252B15.16.07.png?resize=225%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"225\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"900\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-czj1fiNyPiM\/XqdbNbsv_mI\/AAAAAAAAQBY\/85iCCcogZ442TTl1-eaknNzbMBvIJrbiACLcBGAsYHQ\/s400\/2020-04-09%252B14.22.24.png?resize=225%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"225\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"900\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>What I&#8217;m Going to Do<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\">1.) I&#8217;m going to finish my <i>Rose in the Wolf<\/i> draft and begin edits!<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\">2.) MegaCon is supposed to be rescheduled to June so hopefully, be working on my cosplay as well as working.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\">3.) I&#8217;m going to start <i>Scythe<\/i>\u00a0by Neil Schuster, <i>Hunger <\/i>by Michael Grant, and <i>The Door Within <\/i>by Wayne Thomas Baton!<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\">4.) I may have a piece going up on Attack of the Fanboy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span>Last Month on Wanderer&#8217;s Pen &#8230;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2020\/04\/a-book-review-of-let-ghosts-speak-by.html\">A Book Review of Let the Ghosts Speak by Bryan Davis<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2020\/04\/writing-lessons-from-video-games-final.html\">Writing Lessons from Video Games: Final Fantasy X<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2020\/04\/scribetunes-skirmish.html\">ScribeTunes: Skirmish<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2020\/04\/now-im-27.html\">Now I&#8217;m 27 &#8230;<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2020\/04\/a-book-review-of-mistborn-final-empire.html\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">A Book Review of Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2020\/04\/a-book-review-of-ocean-at-end-of-lane.html\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">A Book Review of The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2020\/04\/scribetunes-chasing.html\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">ScribeTunes: Chasing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span>Coming Soon to Wanderer&#8217;s Pen &#8230;<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">May and probably June I&#8217;m shortening my post schedule. I need more time to work on my book and I just need to lighten my schedule during this time. I&#8217;m praying things will just be on the uptick and I can get back to normal posting by July.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><b>May 8: Book Review and Writing Lessons:<\/b><b>\u00a0Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan &#8211;<\/b> Loved this book! Can&#8217;t wait to share my thoughts about it!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><b>May <\/b><b>15: Writing Lessons from Ori and the Will of the Wisps &#8211;<\/b> This was such a gorgeous book with beautiful writing!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><b>May <\/b><b>22: Book Review and Writing Lessons: Firstborn by Tosca Lee &#8211;<\/b> My thoughts on the second book of this duology!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><b>May <\/b><b>29: Monthly Wanderings: May 2020 &#8211;<\/b> Like this but for May!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B-uyHGcAm59\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"align-items: center; display: flex; flex-direction: row;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; 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