Signs of Spring

Well, there’s a skiff of snow out there this morning. Schools are closed (again!) and traffic is messy. But if you look, there are signs of spring out there as well. We have huge flocks of fat robins attacking the holly trees and dotting the lawn, red breasts...

Trust Your Instincts

Have you ever read a book or watched a movie  or tried a new restaurant that friends raved about and said you would just love? And you just didn’t? I attended a poetry lecture a while back. It was by a writer I like and he was using poems by one of my all time...

The Prayers of Agnes Sparrow

I’m currently reading The Prayers of Agnes Sparrow. It’s a quirky Christian novel that’s definitely not like anything I’ve read lately. And it’s got me thinking about audiences and in what ways readers identify with characters. Two of the...

French Creek Freddie

Breaking news–Freddie did NOT see his shadow! Spring is coming early! You can see the video here. Okay, this has nothing to do with books or writing, but I have to give a plug to my hometown groundhog today. French Creek Freddie is a resident of the West...