My husband was a federal agent with NCIS. He was a firearms safety officer, a hostage negotiator, a graduate of homicide investigation...

Dream Big or Go Home Spark published my first flash fiction over three years ago which gave me the confidence to keep writing and...

While riding through Bishopville, SC, on our way to visit family across the state, we passed this statue of arguably the town's most...

Yesterday we watched RED ONE, the new Christmas movie with Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, and J.K.Simmons. Simmons plays Santa as a...

Almost two years ago while riding the exercise bike in rehab after one of my several joint surgeries, I caught a flash of red out of the...

A thought struck me as I read the oft repeated advice, “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” I wondered what if,...

The thing about this whole writing gig that is most difficult for me is self-promotion. But I was offered the opportunity for a Facebook...

I think I need a maid. Maybe need is too strong a word, I mean I could do all the maid stuff myself but it’s hard for me and I hate...

https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/hobbits-and-third-culture-kids   I recently read this post by Seth Porch and had one of those...

When I tell people I spend 4 to 6 hours a day writing, mostly I don't think they believe me. And yeah, okay, that's not every single day...

GEEK GIRL based on the book by Harriet Smale The 10-part Netflix series Geek Girl is a breath of fresh air. It may have all the usual...

Long, long ago I wrote a play designed to engage students in learning about geography, art, history, and literature by taking them on an...

"For stunt performers, the mark of a job well dome is invisibility." Zachary Lee, in Think Christian https://thinkchristian.net/ For...

I noticed several Blue Jays in the yard one weekend just before Easter and facetiously told my daughter they must be back early because...

I'm fond of collectible shops and all the stories and lives their quirky flotsam and jetsam from past eras represent. Something looking...

A hard to nail down genre which includes, sci-fi, fantasy, ghosts, time travel, time-slip and many other fascinating spheres of...

A few years ago I modeled short story writing for my students with the brilliantly named space opera, Space Pirates. Never one to let a...

I now believe that when something happens that brings indescribable pain, it is essential to stop feeling for a time in order to survive....

As another election year threatens, it's good to be reminded that we don't have to sink to the lowest common denominator to be effective....

https://mail.aol.com/d/search/keyword=lutheran/messages/ANTmZhIjQalcZZsaAwQqaPIKmIk When I lived in Southern California I had the...