Today we purchased almost 100 worlds. You might call them books, but come on. Every single one opens up a new world to us. But we’re not keeping them. We’re giving them away. (Well, most of them, anyway.) Friday morning we entered a house of worlds. If you look for it online, you’ll find itContinue reading “Buying Worlds to Share”
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Itty Bitty Writing Space
My short story, “No Star to Guide Us” appears in Itty Bitty Writing Space, an anthology of 100 pieces of flash fiction! It’s got 100 authors, a bunch of genres, from a bunch of nations around the world. If you like bite-size fiction, check this out! It’s being funded as a Kickstarter that has just goneContinue reading “Itty Bitty Writing Space”
Quitter
I can’t do this forever. It’s something I’ve recently realized: Because of the trajectory of my depression, I won’t likely be able to make it to retirement as a pastor. I could be very wrong about that, of course, and it’s not something that I need to act on now at all. It’s more justContinue reading “Quitter”
World Creation and Other Therapies
The slide probably started Sunday, but I didn’t notice it then. Monday I canceled an appointment. Just didn’t feel like going out. Tuesday it hit hard. I have depression, by the way. I suspect a lot of writers do. Many of us struggle with melancholy in various ways. We cope through creation. We take ourContinue reading “World Creation and Other Therapies”
Introducing Kids to New Worlds
This week I took a bunch of kids to another world. As I entered the classroom, the teacher introduced me. She said I was going to read to the class. Little did she know. Step one: Get the kids on your side. Easy to do if you’re willing to be silly with them. And soContinue reading “Introducing Kids to New Worlds”
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