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Goldfish Kiss

A RAD BLOG BY REBEKAH STEEN.

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  • A New Canvas

    November 10, 2022November 10, 2022

      So, I bought an old Levi’s jeans jacket on eBay a few years ago with the intention of finding a way to paint it. Fast forward to almost three years later, and I finally

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  • To whoever in the fashion world

    November 8, 2015December 12, 2018

    To whoever in the fashion world brought back the wide leg and flare jean,  I think you are brilliant. Thank you for bring back a style of jean that is flattering to all different leg shapes

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  • My jacket is officially cooler than

    September 16, 2015December 12, 2018

    My jacket is officially cooler than I am.  If you haven’t heard of Understated Leather, well, now you know. It’s a Texas meets Australian match made in heaven.  G’day y’all. Rock on.  Thank you Flash

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  • There are some mysteries in this

    August 18, 2014December 12, 2018

    There are some mysteries in this world we may never know: the lost city of Atlantis’s coordinates, a word that rhymes with orange…and the allure of jeans with a plethora of holes in them.  Well

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  • Quite possibly the raddest cutoffs known

    October 1, 2012December 12, 2018

    Quite possibly the raddest cutoffs known to mankind. One Teaspoon Bandits. Get ‘em HERE.

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  • A Love Story. Wonderland. Win them.

    May 19, 2012December 12, 2018

    It’s giveaway time…wahooo!! This time it’s for a duo of extremely talented designers here in Hawaii. So, let’s all say enchanté to Jess Shedlock and Alyssa Ferguson, and enter to win some of their goods… The

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  • DIY Distressed fun pocket Cutoffs

    April 9, 2012December 12, 2018

    I never thought a $5 pair of Lee mid-rise jeans from Goodwill, some bleach, sandpaper and Fabric scraps could be the secret to some seriously sweet and easy cutoffs. Oh surprises, they are the spice

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  • DIY Crochet Cutoffs

    February 8, 2012December 12, 2018

    My mom gave my my first pair of super nice jeans (Paper Denim and Cloth) about 10 years ago. They have been torn and worn almost to death, and I just can’t bring myself to

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    Finally nailed the messy hair one eye covered shot Finally nailed the messy hair one eye covered shot…then of course, took six days to get the nerves to post it. 🖤 #goodlighting #mermaidshag
    My husband and I decided to go on a hike to do som My husband and I decided to go on a hike to do something special for our 15th wedding anniversary yesterday, and nature dished up some glorious conditions. ❄️☀️🏔️ Cheers to hiking, and if there’s snow and sunshine, consider it icing on the cake. ❄️💚 #whataday #rattlesnakeledge #pnwonderland
    Here are a few painting to (hopefully) brighten up Here are a few painting to (hopefully) brighten up your scrolling today. Zoom in for the details - that’s the fun, messy, watercolor is so cool, couldn’t do that again if I tried, part. Yay art. 🎨🧡☀️ #goldfishkissart #watercolor #livecolorfully goldfishkissgoods.com
    I rarely read my poems out loud. But there’s one I rarely read my poems out loud. But there’s one I did read to myself after I finished it and couldn’t make it through without getting choked up. Well, it took about five tries to do this voiceover without a voice crack. But…mission accomplished. It’s the second poem in my book, and is called “if you ask me”  Hope you like it. 

Kind of impressed how the captions picked up almost every word correctly in spite of my tendency to mumble. 

#sunnythoughtsforsaltysouls ⬅️Google the title “sunny thoughts for salty souls” to find the book online. Or the link is in my bio, too. #poetry #poems #goldfishkisswriting
    We all wear so many different hats these days, got We all wear so many different hats these days, gotta love when one of them involves flowers. 🧡🌴 #itsametaphor #thinkwarmthoughts
    So, I published a book. It was a big goal of mine So, I published a book. It was a big goal of mine last year to finally take all of my favorite poems that I've written over the past decade or so, and compile them all into a book.

I started the "project" in May, and finally hit publish on December 14, 2022. 

The whole goal was this: I really wanted my poems, paired with some favorite photos and illustrations together in one tangible spot before they got lost in the noise of the internet and social media world. Which is getting noisier and more abyss-like by the day. And I think it all came together at just the right time. I still want to try out 30 more cover design options, but my husband reminded me it's the inside that counts, and after flipping through it one final time, he was right.

Self-publishing is a trip, one I definitely am grateful I took.

Sunny Thoughts For Salty Souls: Poems, Thoughts, and Photos for a Quick Escape or Word hug. By Rebekah Steen. (Available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books A Million and hopefully more and more independent bookstores, shops, and beach boutiques soon.) 

Felt really good to type that. Yay books. ☀️🌴🧡

#sunnythoughtsforsaltysouls #selfpublishing #poems (I used @ingramsparkbooks so hopefully it’s easy for you to get a copy of it anywhere on the globe - just google the title.)

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