Come visit me at the 44th Annual Holiday Craft Fair!
November 24, 2025 - My next official event is the Jaffrey Rindge Winter Holiday Craft Fair on December 13th, from 8am to 2pm (see flyer to the left). I'm hungry for the new year. My current fantasy novel is mostly complete, and I passed the 50,000 word mark in the Reedsy Challenge a few days ago! How's your writing going? 

So 2026 is going to be a busy year for me. In theory, I will be writing my 18th century cookbook, publishing my bread cookbook, publishing my fantasy novel, publishing the Turning Leaf anthology, and if I'm lucky, publishing the 18th century cookbook. That's four books, folks. Keep me in your thoughts and prayers! 

The calendar has been updated as of: November 24, 2025.

The Tavern Anthology
The Turning Leaf Tavern anthology is currently on pause while I finish my nervous breakdown. It's been a very hectic summer and autumn, and I am recovering from a lot of things. Please be patient with me, but know that I am absolutely still doing this!

I have made the first cut and informed everyone who made it and didn't make it. There will be a second cut coming once I catch my breath and get healthy again. At that point, we'll start the editing in earnest. I cannot emphasize how amazing the stories are that have been submitted, and the recipes as well. 

Look for more info here as we get funding and publish the book!

For more details about the anthology, check out The Turning Leaf Tavern page. 

Lessons in Writing
If you're interested in the writing "lessons," I'll be continuing them hopefully in October. I was supposed to do them every second week, but it's been difficult with summer crunch on my time. I will be posting more, but they may be somewhat hit or miss.

Lesson One: From Head to Paper
Lesson Two: Preparing to Write
​Lesson Three: Start Writing
Lesson Four: Creating a World
Looking for my online recipes? Find them here: https://alisounskitchen.weebly.com/
​The current free recipe is To boil Cabbage and Fowls.
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Allyson's Writing Tips:
"Dress for the job you want," does not mean you get to wear fantasy gear into the office. On the other hand, you may find yourself offered work at a fantasy village, so consider it!