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Ashly Hilst

Ashly Hilst

And Their Hearts Were Very Full: Nurturing Craft Over Content in an Age of Brand

Lauren sets the table while I sip a glass of wine: simple white dishes, silver forks, folded cloth napkins.

Apr 30, 2018

Apr 30, 2018

Ashly Hilst

In Defense of Ugly Dancing

The house is dark because all the blinds and windows are closed and the doors are locked, but I can still see myself reflected in the…

Apr 30, 2018

In Defense of Ugly Dancing

Apr 30, 2018

Ashly Hilst

How to Really Be Grateful

Rain falls outside — thin, clear confetti on a thirsty earth. The plainest dirt ever known to man is transformed into a hundred mirrors…

Apr 30, 2018

How to Really Be Grateful

Apr 30, 2018

Ashly Hilst

When the Tree of Knowledge Bears No Fruit: Pursuing a Life Less Clicked Through

The library at my college was a brick building with plenty of charm on the outside and plenty of sterile metal on the inside. Metal shelves…

Apr 30, 2018

When the Tree of Knowledge Bears No Fruit: Pursuing a Life Less Clicked Through

Apr 30, 2018

Ashly Hilst

Pour Yourself a Think

“Ashly, you need to get out of your head.”

Apr 30, 2018

Pour Yourself a Think

Apr 30, 2018

Ashly Hilst

The Life Giving Fruit of “Me Too”

Loneliness: the often-ignored, raw feeling in the pit of my stomach; the unreasonable fear when I wake up at 3 o’clock in the morning and…

Apr 30, 2018

The Life Giving Fruit of “Me Too”

Apr 30, 2018

Ashly Hilst

In Defense of Fantasy

The sky cracks an eyelid and yellow sunbeams flood the surface of the earth. Standing on a hill above my house, the sunlight glitters…

Apr 30, 2018

In Defense of Fantasy

Apr 30, 2018

Ashly Hilst

Ashly Hilst

Ashly Hilst is a book coach, writing teacher, and fantasy writer who chases stories in the magical land of Portland, OR and online at InkandGraceEditing.com.

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