https://www.annabalsamo.org/blog-1-1 daily 0.75 2025-12-11 https://www.annabalsamo.org/blog-1-1/life-keeps-moving monthly 0.5 2025-12-11 https://www.annabalsamo.org/blog-1-1/fiddler-on-the-roof monthly 0.5 2025-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6844a109bc1e3b2e2d80fe4b/afe6431c-9154-4f4a-ab73-21db50ed144f/CN7A8322-Edit.jpg Blog - Fiddler on the Roof - Make it stand out The whole family https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6844a109bc1e3b2e2d80fe4b/03ffca4f-70d7-4f81-84c7-8e7f799478fc/CN7A8361-Edit.jpg Blog - Fiddler on the Roof - Make it stand out Chava played by Nandi Streiker, Tzeitzel played by Mariah Bolla Olesen, and me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6844a109bc1e3b2e2d80fe4b/88190574-912b-4061-89fb-9ce48b55dd53/CN7A8532.jpg Blog - Fiddler on the Roof - Make it stand out Me and Stuart Neef, who’s playing Perchik in this production. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6844a109bc1e3b2e2d80fe4b/788f8451-1ec3-4570-b1a8-9243a2a5e12e/CN7A8267-Edit.jpg Blog - Fiddler on the Roof - Make it stand out One of the amazing photos our photographer Caiti Lord took last week during our cast photo shoot. This is featuring our Tevye (Adam Wagner) and our fiddler (Divara Harper). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6844a109bc1e3b2e2d80fe4b/1158dba6-6451-4d94-a773-f42007153eed/Copy+of+Edited+cast+photo.jpeg Blog - Fiddler on the Roof - Make it stand out More of the cast - I play the second oldest sister, Hodel. https://www.annabalsamo.org/blog-1-1/motherhood monthly 0.5 2025-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6844a109bc1e3b2e2d80fe4b/b3e46d5a-9cc3-4f32-aea4-dfa5f2584aee/IMG_2096.jpg Blog - Motherhood - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.annabalsamo.org/blog-1-1/3-act-story-mapping monthly 0.5 2025-10-03 https://www.annabalsamo.org/blog-1-1/reminiscing-on-cabaret monthly 0.5 2025-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6844a109bc1e3b2e2d80fe4b/16454d72-39cf-4839-b9aa-126fad395df8/505837459_10165083800804008_901974144729204862_n.jpg Blog - Reminiscing on Cabaret - Make it stand out Backstage preparing for the show. https://www.annabalsamo.org/blog-1-1/82mmbevt27w7el1inxz8soknhpf9hn monthly 0.5 2025-09-05 https://www.annabalsamo.org/blog-1-1/irish-myths-and-magic monthly 0.5 2025-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6844a109bc1e3b2e2d80fe4b/d94a633e-a3cf-48d5-9abc-b0fef668b903/image-from-rawpixel-id-7665578-original.jpg Blog - Irish myths and magic - Make it stand out Did you know one of the original (some sources even say it was the first) stories about the headless horseman comes from Irish mythology? They say the Legend of Sleepy Hollow was based off of the Irish myth. Of course, I had to throw in a headless horseman just because of that! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6844a109bc1e3b2e2d80fe4b/61c27cb0-c6ed-4972-9c04-205cd041c630/oweynagat_-6.jpg Blog - Irish myths and magic - Make it stand out The Cave of Cats - this is on the itinerary for the Ireland trip! https://www.annabalsamo.org/blog-1-1/scbwi-conference monthly 0.5 2025-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6844a109bc1e3b2e2d80fe4b/98ab1c40-041f-400a-aad3-af7db1af2994/IMG_1901.jpg Blog - SCBWI Conference - Make it stand out The sketch I’ve been working on this week for the book dummy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6844a109bc1e3b2e2d80fe4b/cf7baf90-3082-4c2f-a35d-bfad2a1a4cac/When+12-year-old+Fern+loses+her+mom+to+cancer%2C+she+must+learn+how+to+use+druid+magic+to+find+her+dad+in+the+Otherworld%2C+despite+gods+and+fairies+trying+to+stop+he Blog - SCBWI Conference - Make it stand out Here’s the logline I came up with for my novel! And, (fangirl moment) Stacey Lee just commented on this post on my IG! https://www.annabalsamo.org/blog-1-1/the-great-big-bad-terrible-audition monthly 0.5 2025-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6844a109bc1e3b2e2d80fe4b/024cb289-8e97-419b-b68f-a571f5267928/image-from-rawpixel-id-13028443-original.jpg Blog - The Great Big Bad Terrible Audition - Make it stand out A public domain dancer that I might use in a collage someday. Maybe I’ll still illustrate the cover?? https://www.annabalsamo.org/blog-1-1/maine-memories monthly 0.5 2025-07-10 https://www.annabalsamo.org/blog-1-1/love-potion monthly 0.5 2025-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6844a109bc1e3b2e2d80fe4b/4d077507-78d7-4cd0-84b6-78395b7316da/Book+-+Back+spread.jpg Blog - Love Potion - Make it stand out This is the back spread. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6844a109bc1e3b2e2d80fe4b/a577afd7-0ea0-4733-9eec-28ba2ef5601b/Collage+closeup.jpg Blog - Love Potion - Make it stand out The mixed media collage I created that took me over 20 hours to complete. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6844a109bc1e3b2e2d80fe4b/2df1d584-00aa-49cd-807d-76a5dabe80fe/Book+-+Page+3.jpg Blog - Love Potion - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6844a109bc1e3b2e2d80fe4b/d0fd250c-f706-4841-be55-f5aa4358e26f/Book+-+Cover.jpg Blog - Love Potion - Make it stand out The cover of the book is made out of moss, which captured the idea throughout the essay and art piece of buried feelings, memories and trauma. The beads are a charm that I made and blessed following the steps of old Italian magic, due to my Italian heritage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6844a109bc1e3b2e2d80fe4b/9c0647d4-0d39-46e4-964b-c927c6f2bae8/Book+-+Front+spread.jpg Blog - Love Potion - Make it stand out Please forgive the not great photos but I wanted to show what the whole book looks like in its accordion fold. 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