Just show up
This morning at Christmas Mass, I had the thought that Jesus had it pretty easy the first Christmas. When the priest talked about how the stress and preparations of Christmas can get in the way of experiencing the holiday, I…
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Monthly Archive: December 2010
Speaking of broken hearts
Perhaps you remember my literary roadblock, where I couldn’t move forward and subconsciously knew something was wrong with my string quartet novel. I’d stewed it for over a week at that point and no solution had presented itself, putting it…
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unsympathetic
After deciding I was having a crisis of executive functioning, I went on a declutter spree. The “crisis of executive functioning” part means I’m beginning to feel as if at any moment I may spontaneously forget every important thing I…
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Hey! Go meet my agent!
Well, kind of. Roseanne Wells was interviewed for The Guide To Literary Agents. Stop by, read about her, say hi. 🙂
Listen. Listen.
I’m now a semi-regular blogger over at the QueryTracker blog, and I was supposed to be answering reader questions, but I blew it. Instead I told a story you may have heard from me before if you’re on one of…
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Kiddo#3 has a brilliant idea
“Do we have any raisins?” said Kiddo#3. Because I shop at BJs, we have some raisins. I think we have five pounds of raisins in a resealable bag, glowering at me from the back of the fridge. I have very…
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New short story online
A lot of women say they want a rock for Christmas. What if you got an actual rock instead? What if it was the best gift you could have gotten? Check it out. 🙂
Please tell me I’m not alone
Kiddo#3: Mom, what’s allergic mean? {insert five minute discussion with Kiddo#3 about what an allergy is and why it’s very important to honor the needs of those with allergies, answering his questions about whether he will develop allergies later in…
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showoff
Once a week, I drive to a town TwentyMilesAway rather than the usual ten. I go to TenMilesAway and get on the highway, and our destination is just off an exit that’s another ten miles away. Under ordinary circumstances it…
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writing the rainbow
I believe CS Lewis said that we don’t need more Christian fiction. We just need more Christians writing fiction. And I hold with that: I would love to see a bookstore filled with a rainbow of novels written by authors…
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