{"id":11338,"date":"2026-01-22T06:03:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.andreamaicreative.com\/archive\/?p=11338"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:23:15","slug":"a-new-beginning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andreamaicreative.com\/archive\/a-new-beginning\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Beginning…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hi, it’s me, Andrea Mai. I’ve been blogging for over ten years, longer actually. I had a crafting blog when the word blogger became a thing. And now I’ve just revamped Artist Diary<\/strong>. It started as a blog to document my journey as a legally blind photographer. But things took an interesting turn when I began experiencing paranormal phenomena. Afterlife communication, to be exact. With a celebrity…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I’ve documented my encounters for almost ten years now. 2026 will be the tenth anniversary. And I’ve made a decision to continue writing and documenting more seriously. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you can expect to find here… personal entries about my ongoing experiences… analysis of EVP recordings and other evidence… thoughts on art, disability… and seeing the unseen, a decade-long documentary project unfolding in real time… and whatever else crosses my mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If any of this resonates with you, I invite you to follow the journey by subscribing, or\u00a0browse the archives<\/strong>. The story starts here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hi, it’s me, Andrea Mai. I’ve been blogging for over ten years, longer actually. I had a crafting blog when the word blogger became a thing. And now I’ve just revamped Artist Diary. It started as a blog to document my journey as a legally blind photographer. 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