• Dear Anyone,

    I know, it’s been a while. But look, I’ve been working out. Teaching my little one her manners, numbers and emotional regulating. I’ve been really focused on my life. Which is crazy, because I’ve been living a life I’ve always wanted. I have 6 new added plants. They are so cute. I finally went out… Continue reading

  • Dear Anyone,

    I made the most delicious lemon bars, and it literally felt like I was having sex in my own mouth!. Haha I was telling my husband about it and he just cracked up when I expressed the similarities of sex and my lemon bars!. 😫 they are so good! I like to make them extra… Continue reading

  • Dear anyone,

    The weekend was very relaxing. I attend to my plants and I found a slug!. It was so cute. I really don’t want to kill him because what if he’s just trying to live a chill slug life?. Mr snugglebites, aka the snail I found in my jade. Is getting huge!. I named him after… Continue reading

  • Dear Anyone,

    So I’ve been busy. My kid. Trying to keep her from harming herself because she wants to climb on everything. Bless her heart, but I have so many mini heartaches because I don’t want her to get hurt. 😫 Also I’ve been working on getting Eve of Grim finished. It’s been so fun and I… Continue reading

  • Dear Anyone,

            Dear Anyone, I want to warn you before telling you what I had never thought I would be okay with putting out there.  But as the philosophy of the Japanese, the philosophy of kintsugi, as an approach to life, can help encourage us when we face failure. We can pick up… Continue reading

  • Dear Anyone,

    (The story is true, the peoples names were sealed for privacy.) If you happen to stumble upon this and you think, oh it might be one of those blog posts where I tell you about my mundane day and express the disappointments and triumphs of the day. But I won’t bore you with that. I… Continue reading

About Me

Leilani Raven Katen is a young Filipino/American writer, growing up on the Island of Maui and then moving to the state of Iowa. She learned the importance of diversity, allowing her a more colorful life experience. With the experience of learning about different cultures and traditions; Leilani grew to know the world was not in black and white, but in all shades of color. Her imagination that influences her writing due to her complex background makes for endless possibilities. Leilani has a bachelor’s degree in English literature. Now living full time in Iowa, with her two kids, two cats, a dog and her husband.

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