This Saturday, March 21st is the H3: Homemade, Handmade Holiday Spring Shopping Bazaar from 9am to 1pm! It takes place in the New Haven Community Center (located behind McDonald’s at 7500 SR 930 E), and it’s free to attend. This event always has a nice selection of handmade goods from a variety of vendors. I’ll be there with my books, art items, and crochet critters. I’ve made lots of new critters (check out a handful of them below) and experimented with some new patterns and new yarn. I hope to see you there!
I’ve replenished my supply of keychain birds–a few of these have already found new homes, but there are still plenty of colorful ones left. The bright handful of critters below them represent just a sampling of keychains that I’ve made with my new sock yarn from Simply Socks Yarn Company in Fort Wayne. And finally, my first kiwi (made with the pattern in Quirky Amigurumi by Alleshen Hamilton) was so popular that I made several more in different sizes!
Upcoming Events
Muncie Comic Con – April 18, 2026
My next event is the Muncie Comic Con on April 18, 2026 from 10am (VIP tickets get you in at 9:30am) to 5pm at the Delaware County Fairgrounds (1200 Wheeling Avenue). This year they have two buildings (Heartland & Memorial) with even more fun activities and vendors! I’ll probably send out another email before the event, but you can buy your tickets now!
Author Event @ Half Price Books – June 27, 2026
On June 27th, I’ll be at Half Price Books in Fort Wayne (533 E. Coliseum Blvd) from 1pm to 3pm with my books, art, and critters!
Sci-Fi Central @ Science Central – October 3, 2026
Mark your calendars for October 3rd! Sci-Fi Central has moved to October this year, and it will be from 10am to 4pm at Science Central (1950 N. Clinton Street) in Fort Wayne. It looks like you can’t buy your tickets yet, but you might want to put it on your calendar!
I’m still sorting out my schedule for the rest of the year–I’ll definitely add some events closer to the holidays and perhaps more in between the other events throughout the year. I’ll keep you posted here, and feel free to follow my Facebook page or Instagram to get more frequent updates and see pictures of my new work!
Michiana Regional Seed Swap This Saturday- January 17, 2026
I’m kicking off the new year with two back to back events! This Saturday, January 17th, I’ll be at the 8th Annual Michiana Regional Seed Swap in Goshen, Indiana (1900 South Main Street) from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This event has a nice variety of activities–you can read about the speakers and vendors on their website, and you don’t have to bring seeds to participate in the swap. I’ll be there with a handful of art items, books, and lots of critters, including some new ones! I wrapped up some Sweet Joe Pye and Purple Love Grass seeds to give away at my table–check out the adorable little Purple Love Grass seeds in the close up picture below 🙂 We also made 200 packets of different native seeds to add to the swap, so there will be a nice variety there as well!
Next Saturday, Winterval – January 24, 2026
Next Saturday, January 24th is Winterval in downtown Fort Wayne with lots of activities throughout the area. I’ll be at the Warm Heart Market in the Community Center (233 West Main Street) from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. with my books, art, and any critters that don’t get snapped up at the seed swap (probably a few new ones too!). I checked out a new book of low-sew amigurumi patterns from the library called Quirky Amigurumi by Allishen Hamilton, and I am enjoying the patterns so far! I made a banana slug, a tapir, and I built on the banana slug pattern to make a sea bunny. I’m looking forward to trying more of these patterns, so I might have some more new critters by Winterval too. Both the Michiana Regional Seed Swap and Winterval are free to attend–I hope to see you there!
Mark your Calendars for 2026 Events
H3: Spring Shopping Event – March 21, 2026
H3: Winter Bazaar – November 21, 2026
I’ve signed up for a few events already for later in the year, and I’m keeping my eye out for the opening of applications for some others, but I don’t want to post those until I’m officially signed up. So, you can mark your calendars for both H3 handmade shopping events at the New Haven Community Center (7500 SR 930 E): the spring event will be on March 21st, and the holiday event will be on November 21st, which makes them easy to remember. I always enjoy these events, and I’m excited to be able to attend both this year! Keep an eye on my Events page, where I’ll add new ones as I sign up for them, hopefully soon!
Snowflake Bazaar – This Saturday, November 1, 2025
This Saturday, November 1st from 9am to 3pm, I’ll be at the Snowflake Bazaar in Saint Mary’s Church Gym (903 N. Jefferson Street) in Huntington, Indiana. There will be lots of crafts, plus a bake sale, lunch, and a raffle. I’ll be there with all of my crochet creations, my short story collections, and small art items. Below are a few of my newest critters, which I made with the last month of the birthday yarn club from Simply Socks Yarn Company. It took me awhile because I had to make a few with some of the yarn, so that I could show off the fun splashes of color! I’ll have all of these (and a bunch of their friends!) with me on Saturday!
Def Com X – November 15, 2025
After this weekend, my next event will be Def-Com X hosted by the Defiance Public Library at the Northtowne Mall (1500 N. Clinton Street) in Defiance, Ohio on November 15th from 10am to 4pm. This event is a mini comic con with free admission and an excellent lineup of vendors. I hope to see you there!
H3: Homemade, Handmade Holiday Winter Bazaar – November 22, 2025
The Saturday before Thanksgiving on November 22nd from 9am to 1pm, I’ll be returning to H3: Homemade, Handmade Holiday’s Winter Bazaar at the New Haven Community Center (7500 SR 930E, behind McDonald’s). I’ve had a great time at this event the past few years, and I’m looking forward to another one!
Since they’re all in the next few weeks, I probably won’t post here about each of these events as they happen, but keep an eye on my Facebook and Instagram pages for reminders and pictures of any exciting new creations!
Mark Your Calendars for 2026!
Winterval’s Warm Heart Market
It’s already time to mark your calendars for 2026! I’ve signed up for Winterval’s Warm Heart Market on Saturday, January 24th from 12pm to 3pm. It takes place in the Community Center (233 West Main Street) in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, and it’s part of other Winterval events around the downtown area that day!
Handmade Homemade Sale at Salomon Farm Park – October 19, 2025
It’s supposed to be cold and rainy tomorrow–perfect weather for shopping the Handmade Homemade Sale at Salomon Farm Park (817 W. Dupont Road) in Fort Wayne! I’ll be inside the Old Barn, along with a handful of other vendors, and there will be more inside the Learning Center too. The event is from noon to 5 p.m., and I just finished prepping a batch of new critters! I’ll have books and small art items as well. I hope to see you there!
One of my newest creations is this little pumpkin keychain–I haven’t made one for awhile, and I had forgotten how small and cute they are!
Upcoming Events:
If you’re already thinking about holiday shopping, here are the events I’m signed up for in November. I’m still on the lookout for a December event, and I just turned in my first application for January 2026 (!), so keep an eye on the Events page for more to be added.
Snowflake Bazaar – November 1, 2025
I just signed up for this one–I’ll be at the St. Mary Snowflake Bazaar on Saturday, November 1st from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It’s in the Saint Mary’s Church Gym (903 N. Jefferson Street) in Huntington, Indiana, and has crafts, a bake sale, lunch, and a raffle!
Def-Com X – November 15, 2025
On November 15th, I’ll be in Defiance, Ohio at Def-Com X (in the Northtowne Mall) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Def-Com is a mini comic con put on by the Defiance Public Library, and looks like it will be a fun time!
H3: Homemade, Handmade, Holiday – November 22, 2025
The weekend after that, on November 22nd, I’ll be back in New Haven, Indiana for the H3: Handmade, Homemade Holiday shopping event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. I’ve been at this event the last few years, and it always has a nice variety of vendors and items. I might have to crochet another Christmas mug sloth this year too!
Sci-Fi Central @ Science Central – Saturday, September 27, 2025
Sci-Fi Central is this Saturday at Science Central (1950 N. Clinton Street) in Fort Wayne from 10 am to 5 pm! You can get your tickets now or at the door. This is the 10th annual Sci-Fi Central, and the theme this year is time travel. There will be demonstrations, props, vendors, a cosplay contest, and more!
I’ll have a table with my sci-fi and fantasy story collections, art items (more about those below), and lots and lots of crochet critters! I’ve been working on some new displays–I had them at my last event, but we’ve made improvements to the keychain displays, and they now hold even more keychains, which means you get even more to chose from 🙂
I’ll be at my table most of the day, but at noon, I’ll be giving a presentation about creative creations. Not only do you get to listen to a couple of stories, but you also get to learn how to make a tiny comic book, which will give you the opportunity to start making stories of your own!
Matching Art Bundles!
I’ve put together some matching sets of art items, which give you the option of getting a coordinating sticker and magnet or sticker and notecard art print set. You still have the option to buy the stickers on their own as well, but I wanted to give shoppers the option of a matching set too!
Mystery Magnets!
If you enjoy surprises, blind bags, and mystery items (like I do), then you now have the option to buy a mystery magnet. Each magnet has the cover art from one of my stories, and the package has a quote from the story on the outside, giving you a clue as to what the art on the magnet might be, but it’s still a mystery which one you will get!
New Business Card Holder
My other new item isn’t for sale, but I thought I’d share with you a preview of my new business card holder. I’ve been learning about the different options with 3D printing at the Allen County Public Library, and I found this pattern for a 3D printed business card holder. I thought it was perfect for my book-like business cards!
Next Event – Handmade Homemade Sale – October 19, 2025
Tentatively, my next event is the Handmade Homemade Sale on Sunday, October 19, 2025 at Salomon Farm Park (817 W. Dupont Road) from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. I haven’t received official confirmation yet, but since it is less than a month away, I wanted to let you know so you can put it on your calendars! Keep an eye on my events page for more details as well as any more events that I add this year!
I added another event! This Saturday (8/23), stop by the Craft and Vendor Fair at Greg Hubler Ford (6400 W. Hometown Blvd) in Muncie, Indiana between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. and check out local artisans, crafters, and small businesses. I’ll be there with some new displays to show off my books, art items, and about 250 crochet creations!
While you’re there, check out the Muncie Senior Center Benefit Car Show happening at the same time!
Next Event – Sci-Fi Central on September 27, 2025
My next event is Sci-Fi Central at Science Central (1950 N. Clinton Street) in Fort Wayne on September 27th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The theme is time travel, and there will be demonstrations, vendors, food trucks, and a cosplay contest. You can buy your tickets now on Science Central’s website!
Mark Your Calendars – Another New Event
I added another new event–this one isn’t for a little while, but I wanted to mention it in case you wanted to mark your calendars! On November 15, 2025, I’ll be at Def-Com X in Defiance Ohio (Northtowne Mall, 1500 N. Clinton Street) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event is a mini art and comic convention put on by the Defiance Public Library System, and I’m excited to add it to my fall events!
New Ebook: Recipe for a Mage
As I mentioned in my previous post, I’ve been putting together standalone ebooks for the stories in Runes & Rivets, and “Recipe for a Mage” is now available as its own ebook! Currently, you can find it on Smashwords and Amazon, and it will be making its away to the other ebookstores soon. This is one of my longer stories, and it’s available for just 99 cents! I would recommend reading “H2O” before this one, but it both stories work on their own too. I hope you enjoy it!
Brimstone and Brine (March 2021 | Fantasy | Short Story) Smashwords | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks | Kobo The bard carves a tale of friendship, sacrifice, and unexpected endings…even when you think you already know the tale. Returning home after a long voyage, Aldwyn and Meilyr ask the woman they love to choose between them, but before she can answer, a dangerous stranger arrives to threaten their village, demanding a sacrifice. Also available in Runes & Rivets
“Brimstone and Brine” was originally published in Stupefying Stories, and it’s been available in my collection Runes & Rivets for awhile now, but I finally finished putting together a standalone ebook version of it! Even better, it’s free! “Brimstone and Brine” is from my Tales from the Carving Bard set, and although each tale stands alone, it’s the one that I wrote first and the one that I would recommend reading first, so I made it free as a bit of a series starter.
Some of the delay on this has been sorting out a new upload process. Smashwords merged with Draft2Digital a few years ago, which doesn’t change how you read the ebooks, but the upload process is different (and somehow less user-friendly…). I had some issues getting the new system to not make changes to my formatting, so if you read the Smashwords version, and you notice anything odd about how it’s formatted, feel free to drop me a note through the contact page, and I’ll see what I can do to get it fixed. I try to test my ebooks out on as many devices/readers as I can, but I doubt I get them all!
I’m not sure if this was always the case or if it is another change at Smashwords, but I recently discovered that you have to have make an account to even read a free ebook on the site. As a person who is not a fan of having a bunch of unnecessary accounts, I decided to put this one on my website to give you another option for reading–you can find it here. Enjoy!
I like to have individual ebooks available in case someone only wants to read one story or a few connecting stories, but if you want all of my stories in (almost) one place, check out my collections, Sorcery & Widgets and Runes & Rivets (which includes “Brimstone and Brine”). I’m working on putting together covers and formatting for the other stories in Runes & Rivets, and I’ll be publishing them on Smashwords in the near future. I’m also planning to make some minor adjustments to my already-published ebooks (standardize the formatting, group stories that go together into series, etc), and as a part of that, I’m going to switch around which stories are available for free. Currently, it’s “A Small Kindness,” “Konstantin,” and “Nothing Altered,” but I’m going to trade those out for some of my newer stories, focusing on ones that start series, so get those for free while you can!
Smashwords Summer / Winter Sale through July 31, 2025
The Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale is happening now! You have a few days left to snag all of the great deals in the sale which ends July 31, 2025. My story collection, Sorcery & Widgets, is 50% and a handful of my stories are free–you can find all of them here, but there are a couple that might be of particular interest:
Sorcery & Widgets – 50% off
With this deal, you get 16 exciting science fiction and fantasy stories for $2.99! If you’re looking for lots of stories in one place and a variety of characters, subgenres, and worlds to explore for the rest of the summer, Sorcery & Widgets is a great pick!
Fish and Fools – Free
If you took advantage of my newest free story, “Brimstone and Brine” at the top, you’ll want to get “Fish and Fools” too. While each story has its own characters and adventure, “Brimstone and Brine” and “Fish and Fools” are both stories told by the Carving Bard, and if you pay attention, you can see a larger story building up in the frames.
H2O – Free
For a similar reason, you might want to grab a copy of “H2O“–it’s the first story in a set that continues with “Changing Keys” and “Recipe for a Mage“. “Changing Keys” is available in Sorcery & Widgets or as a standalone ebook. Currently, “Recipe for a Mage” is only available in my other collection Runes & Rivets, but soon it will also be available as its own ebook (see below). If you want to start at the beginning, you’ll want to pick up “H2O” before the end of the sale!
Upcoming: Recipe for a Mage
Recipe for a Mage (July 2020 | Urban Fantasy | Novelette) Ebook coming soon! Will her recent promotion to detective be enough to help Sonja move past the man she loved and lost? With her memory update, it seems unlikely. But a new partner and a new case centering on mysterious magical attacks might just be the recipe she needs to finally lay her past to rest. Originally published in Cosmic Crime Stories Available in Runes & Rivets.
I’m finalizing the standalone ebook version of “Recipe for a Mage,” and then you’ll be able to continue the story that began with “H2O” and “Changing Keys”! If you can’t wait to read it, it’s currently available, along with six other stories, in Runes & Rivets. Since I’m planning to work through all of the other stories as well, I probably won’t make a post when I publish this one, but I’ll do a roundup when they’re all available.
Next Event: Sci-Fi Central on September 27, 2025
Keep an eye on the events page in case I add something between now and then, but at the moment, my next event is Sci-Fi Central at Science Central in Fort Wayne on September 27, 2025. This year’s theme is time travel, and tickets are available through Science Central‘s website. I hope to see you there!
Book Signing @ Half-Price Books this Saturday, June 21, 2025
If you’re looking for something new to read this summer, stop by Half-Price Books in Fort Wayne (533 E Coliseum Blvd) this Saturday, June 21st between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. I’ll be signing and selling copies of both of my story collections, Sorcery & Widgets and Runes & Rivets. Plus, I’ll have my art items and lots of critters as well! I made a new version of my mini comic book, “A Tiny Scrap of Darkness”–you can see it in the background here along with many of the critters that I’ve made since my last event. A few of these have already found homes, but I’m hoping to finish a few new ones this week. You’ll have to stop by to see them all!
Smashwords Summer / Winter Sale – July 1-31, 2025
Free during the sale!
I just enrolled a handful of stories in the Smashwords Summer / Winter sale, which starts on July 1st and goes through July 31st. So, for the month of July, you can try “Running Into the Rain” (sci-fi), “Racing the Sand” (fantasy), “H2O” (urban fantasy), and “Fish and Fools” (fantasy) for free!
50% off in July!
My short story collection Sorcery & Widgets, which includes 16 science fiction and fantasy stories will also be half off (making it just under $3!) during the sale! I hope you find something great to read this summer!
Mark your Calendars:
Sci-Fi Central @ Science Central – September 27, 2025
I’ll be returning to Sci-Fi Central this year! I’ll post more details closer to the event, but I wanted you to be able to mark your calendars, especially since it moved to September. I had a fun time last year, and I’m looking forward to it again!
Spring Craft & Creation Show at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum – April 12, 2025
My next event is this weekend! This Saturday, April 12th, the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum (1600 South Wayne Street, Auburn, Indiana 46706) is having a Spring Craft and Creation Show from 9am to 3pm. It’s also their free day for the museum, so you can shop the handcrafted items and check out the automobiles in the museum. They also have a couple of food trucks lined up, so you don’t even have to leave for coffee or lunch!
I’ll be there with my art items, books (freshly restocked!), and quotable critters. I haven’t had an event for a few months, so I have lots of new critters! New designs, new yarn, plus I’ve made new critters for almost all of the types that I sold out of in January. Here are some of my creations with new yarn:
I finally decided to try glow-in-the-dark yarn, and I was impressed with how much it glowed!
Reorganized “Stories” pages
I’ve been working on revising my “Stories” pages, so that they are easier to follow (hopefully!). Instead of several different versions of the page, there is now a main “Stories” page, which includes all of the collections, stories, descriptions, links to bookstores, and cover art. The other page is a “Printable Story List” page, which includes the highlights for each story in a more compact format and without the cover art. This page would work better if you want to print a checklist of stories to read or the images are slow to load.
Now that I have more stories published, I have a few that share characters and should probably be read in a certain order, so I’ve grouped these together within the “Individual Stories” section. There you can find “Tales of the Sea“, “Tales from the Carving Bard“, and “Memory and Music” if you want to read sets of stories that connect to each other. I’m working on putting together individual ebooks for the stories that don’t have them already, in case you just want to read one of these sets without getting the whole collection (although with the collections you get more stories for your money!)
I’d be interested to hear about your experience with the new stories pages–feel free to send me a message through the contact page if you have any feedback!
Upcoming Events
New! Yorktown Public Library Mini Comic Con – May 3, 2025
I added a new event on Saturday, May 3rd (which also happens to be Free Comic Book Day). The Yorktown Public Library (8920 West Adaline Street, Yorktown, Indiana 47396) is having a Mini Comic Con from 10am to 2pm. I’ll be there with my books, art, and crocheted critters!
Muncie Comic Con – May 10, 2025
The Muncie Comic Con is returning this year on Saturday, May 10th from 10am (9:30am for VIP tickets) to 5pm at the Delaware County Fairgrounds – Heartland Building (1200 N. Wheeling Avenue, Muncie, Indiana 47303). I’m still in the process of finalizing my registration, but I wanted to give you a heads up because you can buy your tickets now!
On Saturday, January 18th (tomorrow!) I’ll be at the 7th annual Michiana Regional Seed Swap at Goshen College Church Chapel (1900 S. Main Street) in Goshen, Indiana from 9:30am to 2pm. Check out the event page and Merry Lea’s Facebook for more details on the event, but there will be seeds to swap (you don’t have to bring any to participate), vendors, speakers, raffles, and food! I’ll have critters, nature photo cards, magnets, and stickers at my table, and I’ll be giving away some native seeds and tiny versions of my stories–stop by and say hi!
Here’s a sneak preview of the raffle basket that includes some of my critters:
New Critters!
I have lots of new critters for this event–some made with new yarn, and some that are new designs! The local yarn shop, Simply Socks, does yarn clubs a couple of times a year, and I signed up for the most recent one back in October. Each month, you receive 3 skeins of yarn, and this club had two multi-colored skeins and one coordinating solid color. I decided to try making critters that used more than one of the skeins to show off the color combinations. The pink/purple/blue critters are the first set of club yarns, and the yellow/green/dark blue are the second set. The third set should arrive any day now!
I also included a picture of my newest critter–an opossum! The fox isn’t a new design, but I tried making one out of sock yarn, and the result was this tiny friend. You can find all of the critters pictured here (and more!) at the Seed Swap tomorrow!
Winterval’s Warm Heart Market – January 25, 2025
Next Saturday, January 25th, I’ll be at Winterval’s Warm Heart Market at the Community Center (233 West Main Street) in downtown Fort Wayne from 12 pm to 3pm. Since these events are so close together, I probably won’t send out a reminder email for this one, but you can always follow me on Facebook or Instagram to get more posts and probably a critter picture or two of whatever new ones I create next week! I’ll have my books and all of my art items at Winterval as well–it’s always a nice event with homemade and handcrafted items. Plus, you can check out all of the other Winterval events around the downtown area too!
Beth Powers 