The year is 1979. I am twelve. In the backyard of my home, there is a black telephone attached to a pole. It looks like the kind you might find in an old phone booth. It rings nonstop. I look around hopefully, waiting for someone to answer it. No one does. I think: Maybe, if […]
Sunshine, porch swings, peonies, lemonade, tea parties, beach glass, sundresses, gospel music, lazy days, hammocks, a good book, warm summer nights, drive-in movies, scenic bike rides, campfires, festivals, massages, vanilla custard, Edgewater Beach, guacamole, romance…these are a few of my favorite things. But today is Father’s Day. So my favorite things must give way to
“This little light of mine. I’m gonna let it shine.” Sing with me now. “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine. This little light of mine. I’m gonna let it shine. Let it shine. Let it shine. Let it shine.” Great little gospel tune, isn’t it? It was written by composer and
It’s only been a little more than two months since I finished writing my first novel, but I have learned a lot of BIG ideas in that time. Here they are, in no particular order: 1.) Writing the book was the easy part — I am naïve. I thought that I would write the book,
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