Wistful Wonderings

About the Book

I love nature, writing, and music! Nature and my writing always work together. The Cottage in the Wood is a short story in an unknown country in a time of long ago. Analina, one of the two main characters, goes out into a most unusual and beautiful forest. It is a forest where Analina looks for her own true self and is also looking for a true friend. It is also a Christmas story. In Les Poèmes I have written several poems. They are a search for meaning in life in the Universe and on the Earth. There are quite a few poems about a troubadour and a poetess. These poems have much to do with nature and genuine love. The troubadour, of course, sings his songs. This poetry is rather mystical, and some of it relates to God. Some of it, I would say, is quite simple, but a lot of thought has gone into it. When I write any story or poetry at all, it comes to me. I can never force it. It either comes, or it does not come. Of course, I have to work with it quite a lot, but I cannot exactly explain to you how it happens. I am not certain what the driving force is that sparks the creativity.

About the Author

Jane Mellingen is a graduate of Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree, Major in French. She has written other poems and short stories that are all fiction. She is currently living in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA. Jane loves animals and cares about them. “They are my family, as I do not have any family at all.” She’s always looking for The White Dove.