Can a Squirrel Look Embarrased?

I walk my dog Thistle along the country road where we live most evenings. Yesterday we were strolling along, enjoying the cooler temperatures, when a huge something came crashing down through tree limbs across the road from us. We froze. My first thought was that a...

The Christy Award

If you’re a Christian writer, your equivalent to an Oscar is a Christy. It’s named for the novel by Catherine Marshall. Each year’s awards are a reminder that God-sized dreams do come true. Congratulations to this year’s winners. These are...

Potential Reader Survey

Just a reminder that I have a survey going to help me “know” my readers. If you think you might be interested in reading “The Memory of Drowning,” please click here and share some basic info about yourself. I’ll tabulate the results...

How will you use your super power?

As I prepare for a writer’s conference this summer I’ve tried to stop and really think about WHY I want to be published. Let’s see, fame and fortune are pretty unlikely even if I do publish. For every 10 readers who quietly enjoy a book there’s...