inspiration – Tracy Cooper-Posey

The Things We Don’t See

I had to stare at the photo for a while. At first, it didn’t make sense—farmland, maybe, or some kind of industrial grid. Then the scale began to sink in. The repetition. The roads. And then came the realization that stopped me: they’re tents. Hundreds of thousands of them, housing millions of people in a place I barely think about—proof that even now, in a supposedly connected world, vast and important things can exist just outside our awareness.

What’s on Tracy’s Desk? (2025 Edition)

My Life / September 28, 2025 / author life, author workspace, behind the scenes, cancer recovery, Cerridwen, creativity, fantasy author, fantasy writing, Han Solo, home office, indie author life, inspiration, Lord of the Rings references, Multiple Myeloma, sentimental keepsakes, story inspiration, tarot, Tracy Cooper-Posey, writing desk, writing habits, writing routine / 5 minutes of reading

Fourteen years ago, I shared a snapshot of my writing desk—and a surprising number of you still remember it! That desk is still with me, but the world around it has changed: the landline is gone, the monitors have multiplied, and only Strider remains of the original furry trio. This year, I revisited that 2011 post with a photo tour of my current workspace, the oddball trinkets that inspire me, and a glimpse into how I really write now—recliner and all. Spoiler: dusty fantasy author chaos is alive and well.

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