March Art Feature by K. Williams

March 13, 2015 By Captain Maiel Leave a Comment

March has whipped in like a lion! It’s absolutely frigid here. The snow is taking a slow melt as temperatures gradually climb above freezing. It makes me long for Spring even more. So, I won’t torture anyone with images of lovely, colorful flowers.

Instead, let’s feature pets. More specifically, a feature on rescue pets. Sadie Sue Shagbottom came to me via Adopt A Lab.org. and Pepper Potts is my friend’s cat who she rescued from H.O.P.E rescue (Homes for Orphaned Pets Exist). Adopt don’t shop is my creed, but I’ve run into a snag with that as I’m looking for a Great Dane. MAGDRL refused to speak to me because I live in the city in an apartment. I can’t put up a fence, so no dog, regardless of having had a special needs Jack Russel for 13 years, or rescuing my Golden Lab. They’re really strict with whom they home their pets with. They’ve been burned by people who return them too often. Danes, above all, are probably not the most successful loves to re-home. They’re huge. People don’t get how huge. Therefore, they’re powerful. Properly adjusted and trained, they’re lap dogs–naturally docile couch potatoes. In the wrong hands, this large breed can be a danger to people. MAGDRL is doing everything they can to limit failed homes and bad situations. Unfortunately, that drives someone like me off to a breeder. Danes, despite what they say, do not show up in shelters in my area. And, it is that specific breed I want to be part of, as rescuer, mom and advocate. Eventually, I will rescue one–because eventually I will be in a situation that meets their requirements, and I won’t give up. That, in essence, is the type of person they want to rescue their pups.

March 2015 Art Feature

Pets, Photography

Pepper Potts

Sadie Sue Shagbottom

About Captain Maiel

Born in Saratoga Springs, New York, K has enjoyed more than twenty years professionally writing. K attended Morrisville State College, majoring in Biology, and then continued with English and History at the University at Albany, where she gained her Bachelor’s Degree. While attending UA, K interned with the 13th Moon Feminist Literary Magazine, bridging her interests in social movements and art. Topics of K's writing often include gender and racial disparities, and trauma. In 2014, K graduated from Empire State College (SUNY) with a Masters in Liberal Studies: screenwriting (Film Studies), the politics of film, and adaptations. During her gradute work, K was the recipient of the Foner Fellowship in Arts and Social Justice, a full scholarship.
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Published novels by K include the Civil War drama Blue Honor, the Second World War spy thriller OP-DEC:Operation Deceit, and the controversial dark fantasy, paranormal series The Trailokya Trilogy. In addition to writing novels, K does screenwriting: 8 Days in Ireland and the adaptations of her current novels. A sequel to her second novel, OP-DEC, is in the research phase, while the screen adaptation is being considered for production by film companies.
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In 2015, K. Williams became an official member of International Thriller Writers, but her greatest accomplishment thus far was becoming a mother in 2017. K continues to produce commentary and art pieces on The Blue Honor Blog, publishing twice weekly. A devoted dog mom, K created Shagbottom Theater in which her dogs star as well known literary and stage personas. K is also a visual artist, producing the ZoDuck Cartoon, painting and sketching--digitally or traditionally, as well as an accomplished Photographer. Click here to see more! Whether it's cooking, IVF and Parenting, learning a foreign language, history or dogs, you'll find something to enjoy and for which to come back.
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Excerpts of K's unedited, rough drafts and other scraps of writing can be found at: KWilliamsAuthor on deviantArt.com. You can also sample her books on Wattpad.