The Blackbird & Other Stories

An anthology for spring.

Hello there! And welcome to Dandelion Seeds, an illustrated newsletter that’s hand-painted and hand-lettered, from my desk to yours.

Over the past few weeks in Belgium, it has felt like I’m experiencing spring for the first time — and in so many ways, I am.

I’m hearing birds sing that I’ve never heard sing before. I’m seeing flowers bloom that I’ve never seen bloom before — from snowdrops and crocuses to bluebells and wood anemone. And they are teaching me things I know I won’t soon forget.

Recently, my husband Jose said to me, “You know you can write about things other than flowers and birds, right?” 

I told him I beg to differ (and I have a feeling Mary Oliver would as well…). In fact, I love the stories I’ve been sharing with you lately so much — and the flowers and birds that inspired them, of course — that I wanted to bring them together in one place, into a kind of anthology for spring.

It’s called “The Blackbird & Other Stories,” and if there’s someone you know who might enjoy this collection, please feel free to send it their way, too.

With love, 
Candace