Faith Articles

I’m Back in that Dark Tunnel

In 2018, I released Rage Rising: My Walk Through the Dark Tunnel of Anger. Ta-da! I'm done with that old pest--anger. Yay! But, it seems, I'm not done. And I'm not only walking through, I'm Living back in that dark tunnel of anger. I am writing that journey here and...

Greatful/Grateful

I am doodling once again. And I realize something. I have been missing this. This is an integral part of my day ... my wellbeing. Just like walking outside. On the ground. Not on concrete. On the ground. Just like writing words--either for a deadline or a journal. I...

But Hope

Hope. But then hope. And then hope. Is when the sun comes up. Is when the Lord prevails. Is when the fire starts. Is when the light turns on. Is when the furnace kicks on. Is when the coffee smells good. Is when the ice melts. Is when the baby smiles. Is when the...

Just a Little Poem

Digging in deep. Ruffling my own feathers. Getting back to basics. Planting the Seed.

How I Met My Editor

Jul 29, 2019

Funny. I wrote the title, "How I Met My Editor," and kept thinking ... what does that remind me of? You just thought...

Back to Prison

Jun 2, 2019

A couple days ago, I posted that I am living back in the dark tunnel of anger. Yeah, back to prison. I hate admitting...

I’m Back in that Dark Tunnel

May 30, 2019

In 2018, I released Rage Rising: My Walk Through the Dark Tunnel of Anger. Ta-da! I'm done with that old pest--anger....

Rage Rising: How Do I Tell This?

Sep 29, 2017

You all have stories you could tell. Your spouse gets laid off. A child becomes very sick. Someone has to have...

Rage Rising

Sep 15, 2017

I can feel it brewing. It feels like a fist in my gut--twisting and turning--until it needs to explode. And somehow...

I Made Things Up About Osceola, Nebraska!

I Made Things Up About Osceola, Nebraska!

Aug 1, 2017

I'm just sitting here on my new back porch, eating lunch. The birds are twittering back and forth. The cat is lurking...

Horror Story to Love Story

Horror Story to Love Story

Jul 17, 2017

"I ought to sue you! I can, you know!" Clarence Timmelsen screamed at the warden. He stiffened and shuddered. Tears of...

Thanks Tosca!

May 18, 2016

Ask and you shall receive! But it took me two weeks to drum up the nerve to ask her. I'm so glad I did. I tried to...

I Didn’t Quit!

May 9, 2015

I love 'I didn't quit' stories. As my son, Jeremy says, "Keep on pushing." When you have a gift, you have to do it....

Write? Any Day But Today!

May 5, 2015

I'm tired and cranky and all out of sorts. And I have fifty chapters left in what I think is my 18th pass of edits....

Pe-e-e-ek!

May 4, 2015

This is a peek at the book cover. I can't believe this is...

Scrivener Rocks!

Apr 30, 2015

I'm finishing (I hope!) edits on Released. Checking the thread of pipes. (Ask my sister or read the book! It...