At this time of year, advent reflections light the hopeful way to Christmastide and like Charles Dicken’s trinity of ghosts in A Christmas Carol, advent visits us with memory past of His glorious entry into hostile and foreign territory- hope birther. The present now- darkness shatterer. And promise future- curse breaker. Hope Birther— field shepherdsContinue reading “a christian carol”
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the waning
It’s another November without her. I remember the low thrum of bagpipe. I turned in the wooden pew peering toward the back of the church as the piper’s mournful tune emerged. Her kilt swung solemnly as she walked up the carpeted aisle. Tears flowed, sniffles all around me, I wiped my noseContinue reading “the waning”
On Queries & Book Synopsis
Well, then… When one was having fun writing a novel, one didn’t know what would be involved with its next steps. One didn’t even have to care. When people asked, you just shrugged off the question as veritably unimportant. Surely that could wait. And then you finish writing your book. You stand back satisfied, baskingContinue reading “On Queries & Book Synopsis”
Chicken Wings
I joined hope*writers a couple of weeks ago. This is something I had wanted to do for a few years, but I had put it on the back-burner until now. Hope*writers is a writing community. One of the first steps they ask of you is to take a quiz to help you identify where youContinue reading “Chicken Wings”
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