From Walking With Sacajawea: DESTINY, a visual journey by Jane L. Fitzpatrick “I saw myself sitting on a narrow strip of land that seemed to never end, weaving along the edge of the sea. Water crashed and climbed over the sand, again and again, creeping up higher toward me. A mist hung in the sky [...]
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A Visual Novel – Walking With Sacajawea: DESTINY
For the first four weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic quarantine, I was feeling quite down - which is unusual for me. For over ten years, I had been devoting nearly my entire life to the pursuit of Sacajawea, the Windcatcher, an epic film project. Through incredible ups and downs, from hard situations to truly inspirational [...]
SAFEMASK Personal Protection Masks
Shawna Fitzpatrick, my daughter, is a fashion designer and through her company, Elements of Serenity, she has created these comfortable masks that are both serviceable and decorative. Please check out the Spirit Wind Collection store and take advantage of our 20% discount coupon code: SAFEMASK making these lined, reusable, durable and washable masks only $3.20 [...]
Writer Truths
"A writer is someone who can make a riddle out of an answer." ~Karl Kraus
A Journey of OUR discovery…
http://www.sacajaweathemovie.com This journey to write and produce Sacajawea, The Windcatcher, the story of an icon of history, has taken me through twists and turns on a harrowing adventure. It has tested my patience and tenacity, and required a continual awakening, believing in something unseen. And, I have been a lesson-in-patience for Spirit, too, as I [...]
Helping someone changes everything…
October 12, 2016 — My husband and I had always wanted my parents to live with us in their senior years. So, in 2001, we decided to add on a master suite and living room to our home for mom and dad, as they were in their late 70s. Unfortunately, mom had bladder cancer and [...]
Writing Cats
“Cats are dangerous companions for writers because catwatching is a near-perfect method of writing avoidance.” ~ Dan Greenburg “A catless writer is almost inconceivable. It’s a perverse taste, really, since it would be easier to write with a herd of buffalo in the room than even one cat; they make nests in the notes and [...]
What an awesome, unexpected night for a first-time screenwriter!
August 22, 2013 - I had arrived in Los Angeles a year earlier, determined to get my script, Windcatcher: The Story of Sacajawea, made into a movie. I didn’t know what to do, who to talk to, or what the next steps would be - but I was there in faith. On the trip down, [...]
The Willow
By Jane L. Fitzpatrick (September 28, 1981) Oh willow, willow weeping there,Bending your head to cry,The wind can sweep your branches,But none can reach to the sky. Oh, why, my willow are you sad?Why do you face the ground?You miss the clouds, the birds that pass,You miss the moon so round. Willow let me show [...]
Thoughts at the Top of Mount Pilchuck
By Jane L. Fitzpatrick, (Spring 1980) We made it! This is it, the vast edge of eternity... I take a breath as a gentle, cool breeze rushes over my red cheeks. I breathe deeper, looking out over the rocky, rugged shadows, and I feel their ancient strength. Evergreens at the tree line poke their heads [...]
Jane L. Fitzpatrick, Writer 