Originally published March 23, 2013 This week I am going to share an epiphany. It didn’t help me completely solve the problem of the moment, but it did give me a clearer picture of what it would mean to be…
Originally published March 23, 2013 This week I am going to share an epiphany. It didn’t help me completely solve the problem of the moment, but it did give me a clearer picture of what it would mean to be…
A work in progress. YA Epic Fiction One of the things you discover as an author is that, on occasion, you can say ever so much more when you say it in a story. To quote Philip Pullman, “Once upon…
Originally published May 10, 2020 I knew you at 14When I seemed so much older,Distanced from those around me. I knew you at 19When I fled in a blizzardScared, hurt, aching for answers. I knew you at 21When I walked…
Originally published March 24, 2020 Here in Washington State I woke up this morning to lock-down. All nonessential businesses are ordered to close. If necessary, they have 48-hours to get things in order. That means I have a non-producing client…
Originally published December 22, 2019 This is the season for gratitude. From Veteran’s Day through the many faith-based celebrations clustered around the turning of the year, it is a time when we at least try to look beyond the glitter…
Originally published January 19, 2018 Hello again. I’ve seen a great deal of huffing and puffing of late over which state is richer and whether that state has a lot of immigrants, or voted for which party. Statistics are wonderful…
Originally published March 26, 2017 The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity, by William Paul Young. Available for $7-18 (movie released this month). There was such a hullabaloo about the whole thing. There were people excited it was finally going to…
Originally published September 4, 2016 This is NOT a blog about who to vote for. I do NOT expect to change people’s minds on whether or not they should vote for any specific candidate. What I DO wish to accomplish…
Originally published June 1, 2015 My friend and colleague, Dianne Lynn Gardner agreed to visit today. She is deep a project that will bring her beloved Realm to the screen. It has been quite a journey. After writing Ian’s Realm, a trilogy,…
Originally published April 26, 2015 As a freshly minted widow I am suddenly thrown into the world of public grieving. As a caregiver you grieve, but it is a more private process. An ever present minor chord in your life.…