The third installment of the back stories from the students at a local Christian school is here! The teacher of the Christian literature class challenged them to write back stories of one of the characters in my first book, A Mighty Fortress. It was a lot of fun reading them all. Today we have one […]
Category: Short Story
“Jed’s Father” by Audrey O.
Day two is here for the daily posting of stories by written by students (weekdays only, not weekends). The teacher of their class challenged them to write back stories of one of the characters in my first book, A Mighty Fortress. It was a lot of fun reading them all. Today we have one by […]
“Esther” by Sarah A.
Today is the start of a daily posting of stories by written by students (weekdays only, not weekends). The teacher of their class challenged them to write back stories of one of the characters in my first book, A Mighty Fortress. It was a lot of fun reading them all. Today we have one by […]
What NaNoWriMo Taught Me
This post was originally posted on the Vaguely Circular blog. I have only posted a portion here and the rest is linked to at the end. As of this writing, I am in the middle of NaNoWriMo. It is November 15th and I have learned a lot about myself the last 15 days. First, I […]
Stories and opportunities
A dear friend of mine teaches at a local Christian school. This year, she has a Christian Literature class and got permission to read my book, A Mighty Fortress with her class. Then she had the idea to have the author come in as a guest to talk to the class. As we brainstormed some […]
Reunion: A short story
This short story was inspired in part by a challenge I gave (and did myself) on the Holy Worlds writing forum. The challenge was to write a short story of less than 1,000 words about love without ever using the word love. It was also inspired, as I mentioned on Thursday, by Rebekah Lyn’s book […]
The Day Satan’s Plan Fell Apart
As the most beautiful angel in the heavens, I have it made. I am beautiful, powerful, and I even managed to rebel against the Almighty Himself, taking a third of His forces with me. It was a simple matter to further mess up God’s plan by causing the two humans made in His image to […]
Moses Falls: a short story by Naomi Blum
In honor of Christmas, I have decided to let my youngest sister share her short story today. The story was written about the village Mom puts up every Christmas. Enjoy and have a very Merry Christmas!! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ It is the afternoon of Christmas Eve in the busy village of Moses […]
Guest Post by Valerie Howard
Today, I have the honor of introducing Valerie Howard today as a guest blogger. I had the honor to proofread her book “Our God Saves” earlier this year. If you still need a present for that book lover of yours, this book would be a wonderful addition to their bookshelf. “Our God Saves” is a […]
Darren’s Choice
Darren strode down the stainless steel hallway. He was late, again. Would he ever learn to leave on time? Probably not. His boss would be livid this time. Not only was he late for his normal work schedule, but the day before, Darren had promised to arrive early today. Darren muttered insults and reminders to […]