As we head into the holiday season, I thought I’d share some favourite posts from the past. This was originally posted on 12 February, 2o18…
Recently I paid a visit to the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory (Ontario, Canada) and I’m so glad I did. Besides being the perfect respite from the freezing weather, it was a magical experience being surrounded by butterflies (many more than 16). I highly recommend it. I thought I’d share a few of the photos I took…
Besides being fascinating, beautiful (and slightly creepy) creatures, butterflies are also symbols of transformation and rebirth. Thinking about their life cycle from egg to larva (caterpillar), chrysalis, and the final emergence as a winged adult, it’s difficult not to also notice the parallels with the writing process. From the germ of an idea; to first, second, and third (or more) drafts; to the final transformative process from manuscript to book, the creative process is mirrored in humans and insect. Maybe butterflies should be the unofficial mascots of writers everywhere. What do you think?
Finally, if you’re looking for a dark read for these long nights, give Love Lies Bleeding and my (free!) short story Blood Magic a try: https://aspasiasbissas.com/books/
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Aspasía S. Bissas 
These are beautiful pictures! Thank you so much for sharing. And I’d never thought about it before, but butterflies would be a good mascot for writers.
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Thank you! If you have a butterfly conservatory near you, I highly recommend visiting (and they’re pretty good about posing for photos 🙂 )
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After seeing these pictures definitely something that I’ll look into!
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