With all the “bookish” paraphernalia that has arisen in the past few years, one of the shirts I’ve long wanted to order is: I’ve latched onto the term. I decided it aptly described me as an introvert who reads. But the …
July Reads
Seventeen, y’all. Seventeen books read in July! But I have an explanation. At the end of June, I turned in my manuscript to the editor I hired, and I had a lull in my editing job schedule. Add that to two trips …
Life of Faith
Last year, I felt the Holy Spirit nudge me to reconnect with the larger writing community. Which I did. I not only attended a writers conference, a writers retreat, and a reading retreat, I gathered a few authors to begin …
Teresa Wells
I'm so excited to introduce y'all to my friend Teresa! She lives about ten minutes from me and we meet up on occasion. But the reason I'm excited is because her debut novel released yesterday! Yay! Please give her a warm …
Helping the Hurting
A blank screen. A blinking cursor. It’s not that I have no thoughts, it’s that I have too many. How to sort them? Consider them? It’s not that I have no feelings, it’s that I have too …
My Love of American Colonial and Revolutionary History
I love the Fourth of July. Not becuase of the fireworks or the food. Definitely not for the heat! I love the Fourth of July for the history. I honestly can’t remember when my love affair with …
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June Reads
Hold on to your hats! It was quite a reading month! To be fair, I was close to the end of four different books when I posted last month, which boosted the amount of this month’s finished books. And somehow when I’m …
Guest Post: Grace Hitchcock
Hey, y'all! I hope you enjoy this post by my friend Grace Hitchcock. Check out her books linked in her bio at the bottom of this post. She's a delightful person and writer. Enjoy! The Listening Habit that Transformed My …
Three reasons to re-read
Before the rise of the Internet, and specifically Amazon, I was a huge re-reader. There were two main reasons for this. First was the budget. I could only purchase so many books, even at used bookstores. The second was …
Literary Mugs
I suspect all writers have various items that are endowed with a literary theme. And since so many of us drink copious amounts of coffee or tea, some of those things are probably mugs. Today I want to share with you my six …