The Importance of a Song
Your face looks the same as when last I saw you—your hair as white as ever. You smile at me as your dear friend introduces us. “Good to...
Your face looks the same as when last I saw you—your hair as white as ever. You smile at me as your dear friend introduces us. “Good to...
"Missed." I swing around holding the pink fly swatter out like a machete, looking around the small kitchen, trying to spot the last fly...
“Do you think I learned overnight? Skill takes practice. I wasn’t any good when I first started either.” Asa’s shoulders slumped. “Yeah,...
If you or anyone you know has had an abortion and would like to learn more about abortion aftercare and support, here's a good place to...
Andreli leaned back against the trunk of an old oak tree and rubbed his blistered and dirt- covered feet. Two long hard days of travel...
The man brushed off his fine tunic, unaware of my fingers in his purse. "Watch where you're going." He cursed as I disappeared into the...
The leather purse skid across the dusty cave floor—drawstrings shaking loose and gold coins skipping out like stones on a creek. Chaim...
Chaim cupped his hands closer to the fire. His rough weather-worn hands were sticky with blood. “Rem!” A bristled man turned to him with...
Andreli wiped the sweat from his forehead--leaving long streaks of dirt across his tan face. The sun glared down on him. He reared back...
“He always does this to me! Everyone does this to me. I’m always left behind while the others go do the fun stuff. I want that dessert,...
Durme, durme,” The young woman’s voice caught as she tried to sing to the screaming child. The tears were pouring down her face almost as...
A few months ago, my husband and I watched the movie Spiderman: No Way Home, and the ending of this movie, *spoiler alert*, got me...
I’m not a human as you may perceive me to be. I am an angel of the Lord Almighty—a messenger if you will. I thought it best to explain...
I stole this idea from a good friend of mine. It was a lot of fun to write out! I recommend it for every decade-birthday. Thinking back...
I’m a terrible gardener. A plant dies if I look in its direction. My mom, husband, and mother-in-law all have green thumbs. Plants love...
Pharisees--one of the major villain groups in the New Testament. Jesus had a lot of harsh words for these guys. He called them vipers,...
This should be the easiest of all questions to answer, right? I’ve been working on this book for years—reading and rereading,...
"How can imperfect people, in an imperfect world, write about a perfect God?" My lively professor asked as she tossed a handful of wavy...
You wake up, shower, grab breakfast, and head to work for the day. So far so good. You slog past one of your least favorite co-workers,...
Jo March, Anne of Green Gables, and the heroine of practically every Hallmark Movie out there is a talented, struggling writer polishing...