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Waiting Suddenly Seems Easier For Me . . .
There are 33 men trapped nearly half a mile under ground in Chile. They've already been there well over two weeks and will likely be there for several months longer, waiting to be rescued. While they have room to move around, the temperature is 90+ degrees. This is...
Writing this week . . .
A much better week for writing. I'm doing a better of job of sticking to my plan to be writing by 8 p.m. each evening. Then I write until I reach a natural stopping point. Or, on Mondays, until The Closer comes on : ) Week of August 16 - 12 pages
Waiting
Publication isn't the only thing I'm waiting for. I'm also waiting eagerly for fall after a particularly hot, sticky summer. Yesterday evening the humidity finally gave way and I took a most pleasant walk along our road. The great thing about waiting is that there's...
Mountain Mama
This poem of mine appeared in Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine. MOUNTAIN MAMA There is truth in the trailer park and honesty in the car on blocks. Starvin’ Marvin and “as seen on TV” live cheek by jowl with the likes of handmade quilts and apple butter;...
Likeable Characters
Have you ever read a book and realized that you just didn't like the main character? I recently read "Gods in Alabama" by Joshilyn Jackson and I appreciated her ability, her craft and her style, but I did not like Lena. And although I found her boyfriend Burr...
Walking on Broken Glass
I just finished "Walking on Broken Glass" by Christa Allan and enjoyed it immensely. It took me a little while to get into the book, because the main character, Leah, is an alcoholic who has decided to admit herself to rehab. I wasn't sure I could relate. But pretty...
God's Idea
I was making a key lime pie yesterday evening. I bought the actual key limes--those little yellowish balls that take forever to squeeze. Well, I needed some zest so I was trying to hold the small fruit with one hand and use my zester with the other--tricky. But as I...
Writing Update
Each Monday I'm going to post my writing activity for the previous week. I ought to be averaging at least a page a day on the new book. That'll get me a first draft in less than a year. It took me two years to write the first book, so you can guess how that goes! You...
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