Category Archive for 'Writing'

Getting Witchy

We’re gathered around a table at a local coffeehouse, four copies of The Witch of Blackbird Pond scattered in front of us. I ask, “So, I’d like to hear what everyone’s favorite part was.”   Tiffany says, “That’s hard. There are so many.” I say, “Okay, maybe not favorite, but memorable. A scene or image [...]

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Retreat! Retreat!

Last Tuesday, a friend sent me an email with a link to a free writing retreat at Laity Lodge through The High Calling. “I saw this and thought of you,” she wrote. My first thought was, A free retreat at Laity Lodge? What do I have to do? I clicked on the link and quickly [...]

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Vocabularized

Before he retired, my father-in-law worked at Ace Hardware. This was a good fit for him. The man loves tools. His garage is full of them (much to my mother-in-law’s chagrin). More, he knows tools. He reads magazines about tools. He knows which tool works best in any given situation. And if he needs a [...]

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