What is President's Day??

Happy President’s Day. Or Presidents’ Day or Presidents Day. If you’re lucky, you have the day off, but for many folks it’s just a Monday without mail. So what is this holiday? Originally, February 22 was celebrated as George Washington’s...

Hot/Wet/Cold Enough for Ya?

Today we are supposed to climb to a glorious 70 degrees. I’m so pleased by this it’s nearly impossible to stop talking about it. It is February after all! We’ve talked about it work, at church, in e-mails and now here, on my blog. Which makes me...

Coffee or Tea as Literary Device

One of the devices I see used over and over again in novels is the cup of coffee/pot of tea. Characters need to have a chat? Let them do it over a cup of tea. Something terrible happen? Coffee or tea is so comforting. Character need a jolt? A hot cup of joe will do...

Love is a Verb

“Do not waste time bothering whether you “love” your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone you will presently come to love him.” -C.S. Lewis Today is...

What's in a Name?

You may have noticed in the title of my blog that I use ALL of my names. When I first began publishing a poem here and there I thought long and hard about what name I wanted to publish under and ultimately decided to use ’em all. I do freelance writing as Sarah...