The Library Hotel Stairwell

in the distance the island of Moorea

Mo’orea seen from Tahiti

photo: Yune Leou-on

Heartfelt Wishes for peace, joy, inspiration and happiness for the New Year!

As managing editor for Nimbus Cat, I add my deep thanks to all of you for your support, encouragement, flying hearts and reblogs throughout this past year. Special thanks to telescopical, sofiz24 and ponderation. Many Super-Fluffy hugs to Jenny Chapman and Algy at adventuresofalgy.

~ Lillian

Thank you to all our wonderful readers, supporters, contributors, writers, poets and photographers! Many, many thanks for your flying hearts and reblogs! Each of you has made our year special and inspiring.

Nimbus Cat wishes you a Happy New Year!

New Year’s Eve, Ice Crystals

photo: Colleen Neff

Manihi

photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan

World Oceans Day

Thank you so much to each of you for your likes and reblogs! My heartfelt thanks!

Many thanks to those who have permitted me to post their photography here: from Tahiti -- Francoise Holozet-Howan, Rautea Moeterauri Holozet, Luc Howan and Bruno Leou-on; from Huahine -- Melanie Shook Dupre; from the Nimbus Cat literary journal -- Philip Krayna, Colleen Neff and Rosa Tsongtaatarii.

Huge thank you to telescopical!

Special thanks and Fluffy Hugs to Algy and Jenny Chapman of adventuresofalgy and lovefromalgy!

Thank you for your recent reblogs to boschintegral, mycology and the overnightguy, as well as to kitestream, untitled-0114, out-alive, f0ur-elements, colorado-crazy, woke-likedis, darkpit2012, eternal-dreamer-91, coh-exist, iridiscence, training-elephants, fortheloveofmama, s0utheastside, rundevdev

if I have somehow neglected to mention your reblog by name, my apologies -- you have my thanks and my deep appreciation. 

Thank you all so very much for your support!

University of Hawai’i Press (2017)

The Charm Buyers describes extraordinary beauty and turbulent change: Tahiti during the last years of nuclear testing in the Pacific.

“The Charm Buyers isn’t just a book, it’s a world―full of the complexity and beauty of life, masterfully created. Reading this felt like diving into a reality both eerily familiar and yet artistically brand new. Lillian Howan’s talent is rare, refreshing, and casts a spell from page one.” —Mat Johnson, author of Loving Day and Pym

“The Charm Buyers is a thought-provoking insight into a time of cultural change. It captures an essence of existing between reality and surreality, dreaming and wakefulness, the past and the future.” —Foreword Reviews

https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/the-charm-buyers/

photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan

Tureia

photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan

Happy Easter to all

& wishing @lovefromalgy great adventures!

Plumeria, Manoa Valley