How Happy Are You?

A recent Gallup poll gave a wellbeing index score to each of the states–Hawaii topped the list with a 70.1 and West Virginia (my home state) fell to the bottom with a 61.7. As a sidebar to this poll, The New York Times decided to find the happiest person in...

The Annunciation – March 25

Here we are, in the midst of Lent. And today is the Annunciation. The day the Archangel Gabriel told Mary that she was going to give birth to the saviour of the world. And I thought I’d had a challenging week. So let’s see. Mary is just going about her...

What formed your love of reading?

I was reading another blog yesterday that touched on favorite books from childhood. I was what you might call an avid reader when I was a kid. Bombs could explode, tornadoes could strike, my brother could pester me and my focus would be entirely on the book at hand. I...

Super, Ultra-Concentrated Prose

I’m entering a contest called The Frasier hosted by My Book Therapy. The entry includes a 500 word synopsis of my book along with the first scene. I think I mentioned before that writing a synopsis is harder than writing a novel. I was so proud to have gotten...

A Break to Watch the Eagles

This has nothing to do with writing. It’s just unutterably cool! There’s an eagle’s nest near Shepherdstown, WV, with a camera streaming live video. The mother has hatched one egg and the second should go any time. Miraculous! Check it out and have a...